Sun blends SeeBeyond, in-house technologies for SOA

09.02.2006
Sun Microsystems on Thursday is set to make a play in the SOA space.

The company is re-branding technology gained from SeeBeyond, mixing it with in-house software, and presenting the package as the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite, or Java CAPS. Sun acquired SeeBeyond, with its Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN) technology, for $387 million last summer.

"This suite is designed for enterprises that are looking to address challenging business integration development projects," said Joe Keller, vice president of marketing for SOA and integration platforms at Sun. "It combines the power of the pieces of the Java Enterprise System, like the [Sun Java Application Platform Suite], with the integration technology from SeeBeyond to create a platform for building secure and scalable SOAs."

With the package, Sun seeks to provide a solution that enables composite applications to be developed with almost no coding. The package can work on multiple operating platforms, including Sun's own Solaris as well as Windows or Linux.

Java CAPS features improved versions of Sun and SeeBeyond technologies. It includes:

-- Sun Java B2B Suite, for managing business-to-business requirements. This is former SeeBeyond technology.