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SDE for JBuilder (CE) for Linux 4.2
UML Plugin for JBuilder: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export more>> SDE for JBuilder is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with JBuilder. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in JBuilder, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Mind Mapping Diagram (New Feature)
+Requirement Modeling (Enhanced)
+Callout and Freehand shape (New Feature)
+Nicknamer - create translated copies of model (New Feature)
+Model Transitor (New Feature)
+User Interface Designer
+Data flow diagram
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems
+EJB Code Generation
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD (Enhanced)
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Reverse engineering Java, C++, XML Schema, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, XML Schema and Python
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Java Round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Automatic diagram layout
+Modeling collaboratively with VP Teamwork Server, CVS, Subversion and Perforce (New Feature)
+Shape editor
+Support Stored Procedure and Database Trigger (Enhanced)
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF
+PDF/HTML/MS Word Report generator
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools /UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
+More SDE...<<less
SDE for Eclipse (CE) for Linux 4.2
UML Plugin for Eclipse: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export,... more>> SDE for Eclipse is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with Eclipse. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in Eclipse, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Mind Mapping Diagram (New Feature)
+Requirement Modeling (Enhanced)
+Callout and Freehand shape (New Feature)
+Nicknamer - create translated copies of model (New Feature)
+Model Transitor (New Feature)
+User Interface Designer
+Data flow diagram
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a use cases details including general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems
+EJB Code Generation
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD (Enhanced)
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Reverse engineering Java, C++, XML Schema, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, XML Schema and Python
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Java Round-trip engineering
+Automatic diagram layout
+Modeling collaboratively with VP Teamwork Server, CVS, Subversion and Perforce (New Feature)
+Shape editor
+Support Stored Procedure and Database Trigger (New Feature)
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF
+PDF/HTML/MS Word Report generator
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
+More SDE...<<less

Prince for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 rev 6
Prince is a computer program that converts XML and HTML into PDF documents. more>> Prince is a computer program that converts XML and HTML into PDF documents. Prince can read many XML formats, including XHTML and SVG. Prince formats documents according to style sheets written in CSS.
Features
1. Print any XML document
Unlike many other formatters, Prince can print any XML document. Because Prince does not rely on proprietary markup, you have the freedom to use whatever tags are right for you.
2. Strong support for CSS
Prince has strong support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). CSS is a widely used style sheet language which has become very popular on the web. It is flexible, easy to learn and simple to use.
3. Comprehensive PDF output
PDF links and bookmarks.
PDF Encryption and Document Security.
PDF compression and font embedding.
4. Powerful Layout Features
Page headers/footers, page numbering and duplex printing.
Tables with automatic layout and running headers/footers.
Multi-column layout, floats and positioned blocks.
Lists with customisable bullets or numbers.
Automatic numbering of lists, headings, sections or figures.
Footnotes, cross-references.
5. Advanced Graphics Support
Prince supports a rich subset of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), the format of choice for graphics such as clip-art, diagrams, maps, charts and graphs.
Prince supports the standard image formats (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF), making it easy to embed pictures and photos in your documents.
6. Print XHTML web content
Prince includes a default style sheet for XHTML, the XML language of the World Wide Web. Prince makes it easy to print your web content and produce professional results.
7. Easy integration
Prince has integration modules for most server environments, including Java, ActiveX/COM, ASP, PHP and ColdFusion.
NOTE:
The Link 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
The Link 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3<<less

Prince for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 6.0 rev 6
Prince is a computer program that converts XML and HTML into PDF documents. more>> Prince is a computer program that converts XML and HTML into PDF documents. Prince can read many XML formats, including XHTML and SVG. Prince formats documents according to style sheets written in CSS.
Features
1. Print any XML document
Unlike many other formatters, Prince can print any XML document. Because Prince does not rely on proprietary markup, you have the freedom to use whatever tags are right for you.
2. Strong support for CSS
Prince has strong support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). CSS is a widely used style sheet language which has become very popular on the web. It is flexible, easy to learn and simple to use.
3. Comprehensive PDF output
PDF links and bookmarks.
PDF Encryption and Document Security.
PDF compression and font embedding.
4. Powerful Layout Features
Page headers/footers, page numbering and duplex printing.
Tables with automatic layout and running headers/footers.
Multi-column layout, floats and positioned blocks.
Lists with customisable bullets or numbers.
Automatic numbering of lists, headings, sections or figures.
Footnotes, cross-references.
5. Advanced Graphics Support
Prince supports a rich subset of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), the format of choice for graphics such as clip-art, diagrams, maps, charts and graphs.
Prince supports the standard image formats (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF), making it easy to embed pictures and photos in your documents.
6. Print XHTML web content
Prince includes a default style sheet for XHTML, the XML language of the World Wide Web. Prince makes it easy to print your web content and produce professional results.
7. Easy integration
Prince has integration modules for most server environments, including Java, ActiveX/COM, ASP, PHP and ColdFusion.
NOTE:
The Link 1 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
The Link 2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9<<less
SDE for IntelliJ IDEA (CE) for Linux 4.2
UML Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export more>> SDE for IntelliJ IDEA is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with IntelliJ IDEA. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in IntelliJ IDEA, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Mind Mapping Diagram (New Feature)
+Requirement Modeling (Enhanced)
+Callout and Freehand shape (New Feature)
+Nicknamer - create translated copies of model (New Feature)
+Model Transitor (New Feature)
+User Interface Designer
+Data flow diagram
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems
+EJB Code Generation
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD (Enhanced)
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Reverse engineering Java, C++, XML Schema, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, XML Schema and Python
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Java Round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Automatic diagram layout
+Modeling collaboratively with VP Teamwork Server, CVS, Subversion and Perforce (New Feature)
+Shape editor
+Support Stored Procedure and Database Trigger (Enhanced)
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF
+PDF/HTML/MS Word Report generator
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
+More SDE...<<less
SDE for JDeveloper (CE) for Linux 4.0
SDE for Oracle JDeveloper is a UML tool tightly integrated with JDeveloper. SDE-JD supports all types of UML diagrams, code engineering,... New features include collaboratively modeling with CVS and S more>>
Visual Paradigm SDE for JDeveloper is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with JDeveloper. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in JDeveloper, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE-JD Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Modeling collaboratively with CVS and Subversion (New Feature)
+Support UML2 model through XMI (New Feature)
+Shape editor
+Data flow diagram
+Fast project loading and saving speed
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a use cases details including general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems.
+EJB Code Generation and Deployment - Generate beans for your application development and deployment.
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Instant Reverse for Java, C++, .NET exe/dll, XML, XML Schema,IDL
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Automatic diagram layout - rearrange shapes and connectors on diagrams in elegant styles
+Import Rational Rose project
+Import XMI/export XMI
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG
+Visio Integration - draw UML diagrams with MS Visio stencils
+PDF/HTML Report generator
+Version control
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
+More SDE...

SDE for JDeveloper (CE) for Linux 1.1 Community
UML Plugin for JDeveloper: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export,... more>> SDE for JDeveloper is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with JDeveloper. This UML CASE tool supports full software development lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in JDeveloper, generate Java code, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams and generate documentation.
SDE Features:
+the latest UML support (use case diagram, sequence diagram, collaboration diagram, object diagram, class diagram, statechart/state diagram, activity diagram, component diagram, deployment diagram)
+Use case modeling (use case description, scheduling...)
+Textual analysis for identifying candidate classes, use cases, actors, flow of events...
+Business Workflow diagram
+CRC Card diagram
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram (Java to UML models, Java to UML diagram)
+Instant Reverse for Java, XML, XML Schema, C++, Dot NET dll/exe, CORBA IDL
+Code Generation - generate code, model to code, diagram to code (UML to code, UML model to Java)
+Incremental round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Plug-in and template
+Automatic diagram layout - rearrange classes and connectors in UML diagrams in different styles
+Import/export XMI
+Import Rational Rose
+Export diagrams to SVG, PNG, JPG
+Microsoft Visio Integration - draw UML diagrams with MS Visio shapes
+Report generator for generating UML documentation to HTML or PDF
+Version control
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plug-ins:
Java Platform (Linux/Windows/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for IBM WebSphere (WSAD)
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
+More SDE...<<less

Visual Paradigm for UML (CE) for Linux 6.1
UML CASE tool - UML diagrams, use case modeling, reverse engineering and more... more>> Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a powerful, easy-to-use UML modeling tool that supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, coding, testing and deployment. This CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw UML diagrams, generate code from class diagrams and vice versa, and generate UML documentation. This UML CASE tool also provides plenty UML resources - UML demos, UML tutorials, and UML sample projects.
VP-UML Features:
+Supporting the latest UML notation (use case diagram, collaboration diagram, sequence diagram, class diagram/object diagram/package diagram, state diagram, activity diagram, component diagram, deployment diagram)
+OO analysis (OOA), OO design (OOD) support
+Textual analysis for identifying candidate use cases, classes, flow of events...
+CRC Card for finding objects
+Use case modeling (use case description...)
+Business Workflow diagram
+Round-trip engineering
+Code Generation - diagram to code, model to code, generate code (UML to code, UML model to Java)
+Reverse engineering - code to diagram, code to model (Java to UML diagram, Java to UML models)
+Instant Reverse for Java, C++, Dot NET dll/exe, XML, CORBA IDL
+Automatic synchronization between diagrams and source code
+Report generator for generating documentation to PDF/HTML
+Automatic diagram layout - rearrange shapes and connectors in UML diagrams in different elegant styles
+Export XMI/Import XMI
+Import Rational Rose mdl file
+MS Visio Integration - drawing UML diagrams with your own shapes by using Visio stencils
+Export diagrams to SVG, PNG, JPG
+Plugin and template
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Plugins/UML Modeling Tools:
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Java Platform (Linux/Mac OS X/Windows):
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for IBM WebSphere (WSAD)
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
+More SDE...<<less

Visual Paradigm for UML (CE - Linux) 2.2
Visual Paradigm for UML is an ALL-IN-ONE Visual Development Platform. more>> Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is an ALL-IN-ONE Visual Development Platform. VP-UML supports the full development life cycle, the latest UML notation for visual modeling and code generation. It also embedded with a full-featured IDE for coding and round-trip code engineering. Software developers can perform Model-Code-Deploy effectively and efficiently within one unique visual development platform. VP-UML Community Edition is absolutely free. Download and try it out now!<<less
SDE for IBM WebSphere (CE) for Linux 4.2
UML Plugin for IBM WebSphere: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export more>> SDE for WebSphere is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with WebSphere. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in WebSphere, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Mind Mapping Diagram (New Feature)
+Requirement Modeling (Enhanced)
+Callout and Freehand shape (New Feature)
+Nicknamer - create translated copies of model (New Feature)
+Model Transitor (New Feature)
+User Interface Designer
+Data flow diagram
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems
+EJB Code Generation
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD (Enhanced)
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Reverse engineering Java, C++, XML Schema, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, XML Schema and Python
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Java Round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Automatic diagram layout
+Modeling collaboratively with VP Teamwork Server, CVS, Subversion and Perforce (New Feature)
+Shape editor
+Support Stored Procedure and Database Trigger (Enhanced)
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF
+PDF/HTML/MS Word Report generator
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for Sun ONE
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
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SDE for Sun ONE (CE) for Linux 4.2
UML Plugin for Sun ONE: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export more>> SDE for Sun ONE is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with Sun ONE. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in Sun ONE, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE-SO Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Bookmark (New Feature)
+Handi-Selection (New Feature)
+Command-line operations (New Feature)
+User Interface Designer (Enhanced)
+Data flow diagram
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems
+EJB Code Generation
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Reverse engineering Java, C++, XML Schema, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, XML Schema and Python (Enhanced)
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Java Round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Automatic diagram layout
+Modeling collaboratively with VP Teamwork Server, CVS and Subversion (Enhanced)
+Shape editor
+Import Rational Rose project, XMI/export XMI, Telelogic Rhapsody Project (New Feature)
+Support Stored Procedure and Database Trigger (New Feature)
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF
+PDF/HTML/MS Word Report generator
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for NetBeans
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
+More SDE...<<less
SDE for NetBeans (CE) for Linux 4.2
UML Plugin for NetBeans: UML diagrams, Rational Rose, XMI import/export more>> SDE for NetBeans is a UML CASE tool/plug-in tightly integrated with NetBeans. This UML modeling software supports full software lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. This UML CASE tool helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw all types of UML diagrams in NetBeans, reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code and generate documentation.
SDE-NB Features:
+Support UML version 2.1
+Business Workflow diagram
+Mind Mapping Diagram (New Feature)
+Requirement Modeling (Enhanced)
+Callout and Freehand shape (New Feature)
+Nicknamer - create translated copies of model (New Feature)
+Model Transitor (New Feature)
+User Interface Designer
+Data flow diagram
+Use Case Details Editor - An all-in-one environment for specifying a general model specification and use case descriptions
+EJB Diagram - Visualize EJB systems
+EJB Code Generation
+ORM support - generate Java objects from database
+Database generation - ERD to database tables
+Database reverse - existing DBMS to ERD (Enhanced)
+Reverse engineering - code to model, code to diagram
+Reverse engineering Java, C++, XML Schema, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, XML Schema and Python
+Code Generation - model to code, diagram to code
+Java Round-trip engineering
+Automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams
+Automatic diagram layout
+Modeling collaboratively with VP Teamwork Server, CVS, Subversion and Perforce (New Feature)
+Shape editor
+Support Stored Procedure and Database Trigger (Enhanced)
+Export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF
+PDF/HTML/MS Word Report generator
+Multilingual support
+More...
Other UML Modeling Tools / UML Plugins:
Java Platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X):
+SDE for Eclipse
+SDE for Oracle JDeveloper
+SDE for Borland JBuilder
+SDE for IntelliJ IDEA
+SDE for Sun ONE
+SDE for WebLogic Workshop
Windows Platform:
+SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio
+More SDE...<<less
SDE for NetBeans Community Edition 4.1
SDE for NetBeans is a UML modeling environment tightly integrated with NetBeans. more>>
It lets you draw all types of UML diagrams (use case diagram, class diagram, sequence diagram, activity diagram, etc.) in NetBeans, reverse source code (Java, C++, XML, XML Schema, CORBA IDL, etc.) to UML models, and generate Java source from UML diagrams.
SDE for NetBeans Community Edition features a Rational Rose importer, an XMI importer, HTML/PDF documentation generators, and plug-in and template support.
Enhancements:
- Branch and tag capability was added to the VP Teamwork Server with Subversion and CVS repository integration.
- This allows different modeling projects to be run in parallel while keeping the release quality project stable in the trunk.
- A user interface designer was introduced for creating screen mock-ups in the early stages of a software development project.
- Usability of the sequence diagram was increased.
- There were also a number of enhancements for various other features.
Tiny ERP 4.0.3 / 4.2.0 RC1
Tiny ERP is a free enterprise management software. more>>
Main features:
- CRM & SRM
- Management and financial accounting
- Double-entry stock management
- Monitoring sales
- Automating tasks
- Human Ressources
- Managing and monitoring purchases
Blackbird Enterprise Service Bus 1.0.0
Blackbird Enterprise Service Bus is the first enterprise service bus (ESB) for PHP developers. more>>
Main features:
- Use PHP to rapidly develop applications and application integration services
- Easy to learn and use - get coding in minutes
- Written for developers by developers
- Command-line and protocol-driven management and monitoring
- Easy object configuration, deployment, and load/unload tasks
- Less memory usage than a Java ESB
- Metrics collection, making it easy to develop monitoring and management tools
- Extensible protocol handler layer - supports STOMP , SMTP, and Jabber out of the box
What Its Not:
- A full-blown, Java ESB like Apache ServiceMix
- A replacement for other middleware, such as Apache ActiveMQ
- As fast, in theory, as a compiled language (although see below)
- Fully object-oriented (because PHP is not)
- Written by architects for architects
Why Are You Doing This When Already Exists?
ITema provides managed, hosted applications to small businesses, with an emphasis on integration. Part of our vision is to offer our customers choice, so they arent locked into a specific product or vendor. We need very good integration technology or well end up with an unmanageable spider web of integration hooks. An ESB is tailor-made for this type of work. It gives us the loose coupling we need to let applications run independently, and handles grunt-work tasks like communicating via message queues so we can focus on writing the code that does the real work.
The available Java ESB products didnt meet our needs. PHP was a more natural choice, but there was no ESB available for it. We decided it was better for us to write what we needed than to try to shoehorn what we were doing into another product. Our hope is that by releasing Blackbird under the GPL, other developers will get as much out of it as we have.
Blackbird isnt intended to be an isolated project, or a replacement for a Java ESB. In fact, we anticipated that it could be very useful to use both a Java and PHP ESB at the same time, in different layers of an architecture. Blackbirds design makes this straightforward, and it expects to communicate via STOMP with a message queue such as Apache ActiveMQ. It can even use the same ActiveMQ instance that supports a ServiceMix environment, so writing a Blackbird component to communicate with a ServiceMix component is easy!