Bangkok--Jul 3--Sun Microsystems Inc.
Sun Microsystems Inc. recently announced the launch of a new business group called SunScript, which will develop and market rapid application development tools for Tcl developers and to provide access from Tcl to JavaBeans and Java applications.
Tcl is a popular scripting language that allows rapid development of applications such as graphical user interfaces as well as supporting systems integration. Distributed freely on the Internet, the Tcl community is now estimated is 500,000 developers world-wide.
"These new Sun products will make many legacy and new applications accessible via the Web, where they can be used by Javastations and browsers such as Netscape Communicator," said Scott McNealy, Chairman, President, and CEO of Sun.
SunScript will provide products for developing and deploying Tcl applications, including an integrated development environment, a browser plugin module and an embeddable Web server. The development environment will include a GUI builder, debugger, and project manager. The Tcl Web server makes in easy to manage devices and applications remotely using the Web.
Other SunScript products will allow Tcl developers to include JavaBean components in their applications, and Java developers will be able to use Tcl as a bridge to legacy applications. This will allow legacy software to communicate via Internet protocols, extending its useful lifetime.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, 'The Network Is The Computer' has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. End.