Key Features

Web services

• WebObjects applications can now use or build web services without writing low-level XML, SOAP or WSDL. Includes tools for code-free generation, configuration and testing of web services from existing database assets.

J2EE integration

• WebObjects applications can be packaged in a single directory (an exploded .war file) that make it easier to deploy to a J2EE servlet container.

Java Web Start integration

• The WebObjects Java Client technologies generate JNLP files easing integration with Java Web Start.

Improved streaming file upload

• WebObjects has the ability to stream HTTP request and response content.

Supported Platforms and Technologies

Web services standards

• XML
• SOAP
• WSDL

Servlet/JSP standards

• EJB
• JTA/JTS
• RMI-IIO

Platforms

• Mac OS X v10.4.1with Xcode 2.1 (development)
• Mac OS X Server v10.4.1

Database servers

• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 8.00.194
• MySQL 4.1.10a
• OpenBase 8.0
• Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition
• Oracle 9i Enterprise Edition Sybase ASE 12.5

Web servers

• Apache 1.3.33

System requirements

• 256MB of physical RAM
• 1GB of available hard disk space

Integrated Tools and Frameworks

Integrated developer tools

• Integrated with Xcode, Apple’s integrated development environment with compile, edit, debug and project management features
• Enterprise Object Modeler for object mapping of any JDBC or JNDI data source, extracting schemas automatically, or writing new schemas
• WebObjects Builder for HTML markup and mapping of dynamic web page components to the underlying object model
• Direct to Web Services, Direct to Web and Direct to Java Client for code-free, model- and rule-driven application generation
• Interface Builder for rapidly generating and testing Swing (Java) user interfaces and creating an Aqua interface in Mac OS X

Desktop application support

• Supports rich, interactive Swing (Java) user interface
• Handles all session management, transport, and data access transparently with the underlying frameworks
• Gives you the optimal tradeoff between performance and security by letting you freely move business logic between a client and the application server
• Works with either browser-based applets or stand-alone Java applications
• Supports rich media types, including QuickTime movies and RTSP stream
• Delivers all data over the HTTP server for maximum reach and scalability

Automated Data Access

Object-relational mapping

• Eliminates the need to write JDBC or SQL code
• Manages one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many and interdatabase relationships
• Automatically handles object fetching, caching, and committing
• Provides automatic transaction management, including support for undo, redo, commit, and rollback
• Allows you to embed referential integrity constraints directly into the model rather than depending on programmer conformance

Database independence

• Enables developers to replace the underlying database by simply updating the model, without changing any code
• Lets you customize the object model for a particular application without having to modify the database
• Supports the seamless incorporation of multiple databases into a single object model

XML interchange

• Allows your applications to easily consume and generate XML data streams
• Integrates with Apache SOAP for web services generation
• Interoperates with other XML-based applications
• Generates dynamic SMIL for use in multimedia applications