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eCube brings Eclipse to OpenVMS systems

By Alex Handy

November 3, 2008 — Though the days of Digital Equipment Corp. are long gone, there are still Alpha and OpenVMS systems in general use throughout the world. For developers building Java applications for these platforms, Hewlett-Packard's decision to support NetBeans could be seen as a loss. But thanks to eCube Systems, Eclipse will remain current and available for this old operating system. eCube has announced the availability of NXTware Suite and NXTware Server, two sides of the same OpenVMS Eclipse coin.

One of the biggest headaches for OpenVMS development environments in enterprises, said Kevin Barnes, president of eCube, is the need to have a systems administrator on hand to add developers to OpenVMS instances. Barnes said that eCube came up with an interesting solution to this problem.

NXTware Suite and NXTware Server are client and server versions of Eclipse, respectively. Developers tasked with updating an old Java application running in OpenVMS can load the Suite on their Linux or Windows desktop, then connect to a single instance of the IDE that runs on the server. This server-side Eclipse is installed under a single username and password, but can be accessed by anyone on the network who has been given permission. Thus, when a new developer is tasked with OpenVMS chores, they won't need a separate login and password to access the system. Barnes said that this has already saved a test customer a great deal of time.

“The real benefit is they now can have developers in Java who don't have a background in VMS be productive in that environment," said Barnes. "They can unify their IDEs across platforms."

With the arrival of NXTware, Barnes said that companies will likely want to engage eCube in some customization work. That, said Barnes, is because most OpenVMS shops have heavily modified process workflows through modified source control and versioning systems. Engaging with eCube on a business level will include the customizations needed to tie in NXTware to existing application life-cycle management systems.

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