SunSoft Inc announced that a 2.0 release of its Neo object-oriented environment due next January will include the Corba 2 IIOP Internet InterORB Protocol-enabled Neo object request broker now in beta test, the Joe request broker which enables Java client applets to access server-based Neo applications, Internet WorkShop development tools, Solstice Neo administration tools plus the Solaris Neo deployment environment (CI No 2,978). SunSoft is now finally offering the OpenStep implementation of NeXT Software Inc’s NeXTstep object interface and deployment environment as OpenStep for Solaris, plus developer tools as WorkShop OpenStep. The tool set enables developers to create object applications which use the NeXTstep-derived interface. OpenStep applications are supported on Neo’s back-end infrastructure and services. OpenStep and WorkShop OpenStep are available free of charge for non-commercial use; commercial licenses cost $300 and $6,000 respectively from next month.
