JAVAONE - BEA showing PHP on Java app server

16.05.2006
BEA Systems at JavaOne will expand beyond its traditional, bread-and-butter Java base, demonstrating PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) running on the WebLogic Server application server

"We're moving to languages in addition to Java," said Bill Roth, vice president of BEA's Workshop business unit.

A prototype will be featured, with partner announcements planned for later in the year. Also at JavaOne, BEA will announce it is working with Backbase to provide AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to BEA customers.

BEA's PHP move was described as "moderately significant" by Shawn Willett, principal analyst at Current Analysis. BEA is recognizing that it must examine technologies beyond just what is coming out of the Java Community Process, Willett said.

BEA at JavaOne also will announce general availability of its Kodo 4 middleware, featuring EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) 3 support. "The [EJB] spec just went final two weeks ago and we've already [got] product," Roth said. Kodo takes Java objects and puts them in a database.

"This represents a fundamental improvement in ease of use," Roth said.