THE CHOICE IS CLEAR:
Write to the JavaBeans^TM Component Architecture

Throughout the industry, JavaBeans component architecture is the architecture of choice.

More than 1,000,000 developers around the world have already embraced the Java^TM platform. And no wonder. The Java platform has opened up an entirely new world of opportunities for building fully portable network-aware applications. Yet many developers are not yet sure how best to take advantage of the capabilities and benefits the Java platform delivers without sacrificing their existing investment in legacy applications.

The Answer is JavaBeans Component Architecture

JavaBeans component architecture is the platform-neutral architecture for the Java application environment. It's the ideal choice for developing or assembling network-aware solutions for heterogeneous hardware and operating system environments--within the enterprise or across the Internet. In fact, it's the only component architecture you should consider if you're developing for the Java platform.

JavaBeans component architecture extends "Write Once, Run Anywhere^TM" capability to reusable component development. In fact, the JavaBeans architecture takes interoperability a major step forward--your code runs on every OS and also within any application environment. A beans developer secures a future in the emerging network software market without losing customers that use proprietary platforms, because JavaBeans components interoperate with ActiveX. JavaBeans architecture connects via bridges into other component models such as ActiveX. Software components that use JavaBeans APIs are thus portable to containers including Internet Explorer, Visual Basic, Microsoft Word, Lotus Notes, and others.

The JavaBeans specification--which was completed ahead of schedule--defines a set of standard component software APIs for the Java platform. The specification was developed by Sun with a number of leading industry partners and was then refined based on broad general input from developers, customers, and end-users during a public review period.

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JavaBeans component architecture enables developers to create reusable software components that can then be assembled together using visual application builder tools, such as Sybase's PowerJ^TM , Borland's JBuilder^TM, IBM's Visual Age^TM , Symantec's Visual Cafe, and many, many others.