Announcing U2 Web DE 4.4

IBM® U2 Web Development Environment for UniData® and UniVerse® version 4.4 (previously named IBM RedBack™) - available May 31, 2007 - increases performance, reduces costs, delivers a more usable design environment and enhances SB+ conversions.

IBM U2 Web DE 4.4 delivers an enhanced garbage collection process. Garbage collection frees up system resources, improving performance. With U2 Web DE 4.4, garbage collection no longer uses Webshare technology. Webshares previously allocated to garbage collection are now available to service Web requests, improving the responsiveness of Web applications. Or, applications can handle more requests with fewer Webshares, thus reducing costs.

The garbage collection process may now be scheduled on a more granular and predictable basis. Garbage collection schedules can be set to run on intervals set in terms of minutes, hours, and days. Garbage collection frees up system resources and enhances performance.

IBM U2 Web DE 4.4 provides an integrated Eclipse-based design and test environment to quickly develop robust U2 Web applications. The IBM U2 Web Designer, introduced at release 4.3, has been enhanced to include RedBack Object (RBO) design as well as RBOScope for testing and debugging. IBM U2 Web Designer continues to provide a rich GUI environment for designing new or converting SB+ assets to ASP.NET-based Web solutions.

RedBack Designer has been replaced and rewritten as an integrated Eclipse-based component of IBM U2 Web Designer. Testing and debugging of RBOs is also included in this integrated tool via a rewritten RBOScope plug-in. The result is an easy-to-use integrated tool that lets developers design and test interfaces and Web applications in a single environment.

As of release 4.3, IBM U2 Web DE converts SB+ screens and processes to ASP.NET pages, leveraging existing business logic while quickly creating functional Web applications. IBM U2 Web DE 4.4 enhancements to SB+ conversions include:

• Improved integration with SB+ Security/Login
• Improved AJAX capabilities
• Support for auto converting SB combo boxes
• Improved support of SB conversions
• Processes SB+ work fields

• Faster performance that costs less
• Improved garbage collection
• Integrated Eclipse-based RedBack Object designer
• Integrated Eclipse-based RBOScope
• Enhanced SB+ conversions
• Supports Tier 1 platforms
  • IBM AIX®
  • Microsoft® Windows®
  • Sun Solaris
  • HP-UX
  • Linux®