Whats the timeline for the Java deliverables?
In 4.5, we delivered support for Java applet execution in the Notes browser, and a way for developers to deliver Java-based applications to Notes and Web browser users through the Domino server. Next, we’ll expose the Domino back-end classes via Java this summer. Using these classes, you’ll be able to write applications and agents in Java. You can use whatever development tool you like; we won’t be providing one in that release. We’ll expose the back-end classes via IIOP around the end of the year, or early next year. Domino will include an ORB at that time. We’re also looking at providing some integrated developer tools in that release, particularly a Java debugger. When will you make the Notes client a Java Beans container and the Domino servers a Java Beans publisher? That’s going to happen in Release 5.0. What’s keeping you busy right now? Writing the real Java implementation of the back-end classes for 4.7, fixing LotusScript and Agent Manager bugs for 4.51 and 4.52, doing design
