Expresso Framework Struts out Release 5.0

Architectural framework Brings Next Level of Best Practices, Interoperability, Re-use and Configurability to J2EE Web Development With Expresso Release 5.0.

Jcorporate Ltd. today announces the release of Expresso 5.0, the most popular architectural framework for Java web development. The Expresso 5.0 release is a major new release with more than 50 new features, breaks new ground in software with new workflow engine and raises the bar by providing 100% higher release stability than the previous version. Expresso is available free of charge for download at http://www.jcorporate.com/product/expresso.html.

Expresso is the leading Java application and architectural framework employing a tested, open standards based proven architecture reducing the development time which translates to new products deployed more quickly. Expresso extends the Apache Jakarta Struts framework and by estimates these two popular frameworks comprise 85% of the OSS Java application framework community market. Expresso is popular with more than 100,000 downloads and a large active listserv community of 4500 members strong.

What sets Expresso apart is its fostering of interoperability and sharing between open source projects. An intentional and coordinated effort of cooperation in the creation of an architectural framework which builds on and integrates best of breed open source components including Cactus, Log4J, JUnit, Xerces, Xalan, Struts and more. "Jcorporate is the first vendor to offer an application infrastructure solution that's based on a best of breed software foundation" said Sandra Cann, COO. "Unifying an enormous collection of disparate, non-integrated products and technologies, Expresso is based on a single, integrated software architecture that's designed to provide unparalleled ease-of-use, reliability and stability."

Expresso combines J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) with object-oriented design patterns to build a scalable, flexible, and extensible application architecture. Based on open standards and Sun J2EE Blueprints concepts, Expresso provides that critical layer between the J2EE and the applications business logic. Expresso's design patterns make for better J2EE apps and standardizes the J2EE architectural layer using the community's accumulated knowledge. Expresso offers unprecedented flexibility, configurability and reuse when building, deploying and maintaining J2EE applications as well as insulation of their applications from infrastructure change and complexity.

Expresso offers complete support for the J2EE component-based architecture and comes integrated with both Sun's Java Center Pattern Catalog and Apache's Jakarta Struts Framework. By leveraging shared standards such as Java, JSP, Servlet, XML, and Javamail, Jcorporate empowers businesses to design and implement unique, adaptable, and unrestricted solutions that are independent of platform and application server.

As an architectural framework, Expresso is built with the explicit purpose of being used as a base for rapidly developing instances of family of applications. It provides a foundation set of reusable, standards-based Java components designed to shorten time-to-delivery of Java server based web applications and simplifies common programming chores. Expresso simplifies the development of sophisticated enterprise applications by automating many of the tedious, complicated, and error-prone implementation tasks inherent in enterprise development. Expresso enables developers to focus on creating business logic to solve their unique business challenges, rather than being preoccupied by the details and minutia of the underlying infrastructure. Expresso addresses the costly and time-intensive developmental problems associated with creating "home-grown" solutions.

"The problem with application development today is a lack of interoperability between applications. Companies buying an CRM software from one vendor may find it unable to integrate with a CMS system from another vendor." says Sandra Cann, COO of Jcorporate. "Expresso solves a critical need in the Java development world of providing a foundation set of components that standardize common programming tasks. "Authentication, categorization, persistence, XSLT presentation layer, object model, and schema are all shared by applications of varying scope. This means that third party applications built Expresso will work with your custom developed applications. " To this end Jcorporate has created its new "Expresso Marketplace" to list third party solutions including forum, CRM, calendar, portal, content management, helpdesk and many other applications.

"By 2003 at least 70% of the total number of new applications will be built primarily from building blocks such as software components and application frameworks, increasing both products speed to market and enterprises ability to cope with change," according to the Gartner Group, further "The future of application development lies with an open architecture that facilitates component choice, assembly and integration."

The Release 5.0 release has brewed more than 50 new features, as well as many feature updates, performance improvements, bug fixes and updated documentation. Here are some highlights:

- Additional Struts Integration including Tiles integration, ActionForms, Radio Input types, Combobox tag, and an Expresso-aware html:link tag that will work with Transitions.

- Container-based authentication integration.

- Authentication and Registration: refactored with many improvements including email address validation, login redirecting to original destination.

- SSL Integration Capabilities: now can transition into and out of SSL web pages and still maintain session state.

- DBObjects: Has many new improvements including a new class of DBObjects that can have Row level permissions.

- Basic Workflow Capabilities

- BLOB/CLOB datatypes Support

- JNDI Compatible Data Connections: Expresso can now retrieve connections to databases through JNDI lookups. This is critical for JTA compatibility as well as some drivers for, for example, DB-2 databases.

- i18n Improvements: Error Collections can have keys to Message Bundles with this tag. Polish and Chinese language support added.

- Clean & universal URLs: allows for clean URLS without lots of URL parameters

Performance improvements to overall web application performance.

- Security Enhancements have been made.

- Expresso Developer's Guide has been substantially updated.

and much more.

Expresso's award-winning application development framework for Java and XML application development is also now complemented by an Expresso WebServices component. With the addition of Expresso WebServices, Jcorporate fulfills customers' needs for simplified, unified, and extensible application infrastructure.

Expresso provides a superior unified and mission-critical platform for businesses to optimize IT investments, help increase employee productivity, and help reduce the overall cost of linking applications and systems with businesses' supply chain, CRM and ERP initiatives.

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About Jcorporate

Jcorporate is an enterprise software company providing: a dynamic application architecture for companies building J2EE applications; and providing ebusiness collaborative software including content management, discussion forums, helpdesk and faq. Jcorporate is the application development framework architecture market leader and a leading provider of ebusiness collaborative software including content management and pluggable collaborative components. Jcorporate provides developers, system integrators, and consultants with the reusable components and building blocks necessary to build full-featured enterprise solutions. Jcorporate Ltd. provides eBusiness software built on 100% open standards. Jcorporate provides the flexibility to adapt for an organization's future growth and rapid development, while enabling low total cost of ownership.

Some of the world's largest organizations rely on Jcorporate technology to drive their success, including Siemens, Kmart, Sony, Motorola, Lucent, Deutsche Bank, Hughes, Andersen Consulting, Citibank, Ford, Internet Security Systems, and UCI. Jcorporate provides a world class professional services organization to assist channel partners, customers, and strategic alliance partners in building and deploying high-scale eBusiness solutions.

For more information visit http://www.jcorporate.com. Members of the press that are interested in evaluating the product are encouraged to contact :

Sandra Cann

Jcorporate Ltd

scann@jcorporate.com

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