Informix Software Inc has revealed its dynamic Web page builder as Universal Web Connect, which will ship for Informix OnLine database users next month, and for its forthcoming Universal Server next quarter, once that emerges. The module allows developers to create Web pages that work against Informix databases, and is one element of a Universal Web Architecture the company has created that rivals Oracle Corp’s Network Computing Architecture. The Universal Web Connect includes HTML Application Pages, into which developers can embed Structured Query Language statements, JavaScript and Java applets. Additional interfaces provide state and connection management for deploying applications, and through these interfaces developers can plug in Corba compliant object products. Informix’s Java offerings now comprise an Informix-specific Java applications programming interface, JDBC Java Database Connectivity support, and JWorks development tools. Collectively they enable developers to write applications in Java that access Informix databases and other services.
