WebObjects Pro

WebObjects


Available Order now!	To build robust commerce applications for a commercial internet site, or to "webbify" custom applications for a corporate Intranet, you'll want to step up to NeXT's mid-level web product, WebObjects Pro. With Pro, you get an additional set of tools for developing and deploying complex applications that scale easily across your business to the Web. WebObjects Pro combines WebObjects with the power to compile objects and distribute them for dynamic load balancing and maximum performance. Through C, C++, or Objective-C code, your web application also integrates with popular databases using ODBC or native client libraries. To fuel larger sites and applications, Pro's innovative application distribution gives you the power of multiple servers without requiring you to purchase and configure additional HTTP software. To top it off, your application can easily access data on your corporate LAN through distributed objects, and it can access data in Windows applications using NeXT's Distributed OLE (D'OLE) software.

All these Features of WebObjects...	Browser independence Reusable components Dynamic HTML elements State management Scripting languages Java and ActiveX support Solid foundation classes

Scale your application	WebObjects Pro (and WebObjects Enterprise) give your application the ability to scale by easily adding new application servers to your network. Unlike most tools, WebObjects isn't bound to running on your HTTP server machine. You can have as many different application servers as you want. All you need is a copy of WebObjects for each server. WebObjects' flexible distribution mechanism enables you to run your application on multiple servers without forcing you to add HTTP servers to your network. All you do is edit one file on your HTTP server, and a new WebObjects application server is available on your network. Rather than use the "round-robin" approach so common in web distribution mechanisms, WebObjects randomly forwards requests, helping to better balance the load on your servers. The WebObjects dynamic distributor in action:

Compile
for
performance

Not only does WebObjects Pro let you step up to higher performance with compiled code, but our C/C++/Objective-C compiler lets you easily integrate code from your legacy applications. Your code runs faster, and your application gets written faster. Coming later this year, WebObjects will compile Java, giving you unprecedented performance and flexibility.

Distribute
objects,
access OLE

Only WebObjects gives you the power of distributed object communication for your web application server. Whereas other inter-application communication schemes often require you to deal with sockets and other difficult protocol issues, WebObjects' distributed objects give you simple, transparent communication with other applications--even OLE Automation servers on your NT WebObjects machines.

Data from OLE-compliant shrink-wrapped and custom apps can be accessed through Distributed OLE in WebObjects:

	Imagine using data from Excel or Access to drive your web applications, and you're getting the idea. This gives you the power to easily communicate with application resources you may have already built on your network, saving time and money. Plus, you have the power to partition your application into more manageable components running on multiple servers.
	WebObjects Enterprise Access legacy data, integrate business logic and data...