Expect Kim Polese’s Marimba Inc to launch its Java development tools in early October, slightly later than planned. Names have been decided, but the company is still tight-lipped about them and about what the stuff really does, apart from its being aimed at those wishing to deploy Java applications across networks and do real business on-line. But we do know that although the tools will be complementary to the browser, they are not browser-centric, according to Ms Polese. That is, the applications built using the tools would not necessarily have to be launched from a browser to be on the Internet; they could have their own access via another type of interface built into the application. All the work has been done in-house and the company is planning to distribute them directly, on-line through third parties’ Web sites and through OEM contracts. The tools are currently being tested by about 25 companies in financial, publishing and other arenas.
