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NetDynamics Application Server was an early Java-based integrated
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. The product was developed by NetDynamics, a
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start-up company founded in 1995 by Zack Rinat and Ofer Ben-Shachar. Unlike other early
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competitors, NetDynamics chose
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as the development language for the platform. As Java became the dominant development language for web-based applications, NetDynamics experienced significant revenue growth in 1997 and 1998. However, the product soon encountered problems due to the relative immaturity of Java and the rush to release new product versions in a rapidly changing marketplace. Believing that the new
JDBC Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an application programming interface (API) for the programming language Java, which defines how a client may access a database. It is a Java-based data access technology used for Java database connectivity. I ...
API was too immature, NetDynamics created a proprietary database development API based on a product from
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. NetDynamics, Inc. was acquired by
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in July 1998.Sun Buys NetDynamics
/ref> The application server software, together with the
Netscape Application Server Netscape Web Server was an integrated software platform for developing and running transaction-oriented business applications on the web. It was developed originally by Kiva Software, which Netscape acquired in 1997. When Netscape and Sun Microsyst ...
, was the basis for Sun's iPlanet Application Server offering.


Competition

NetDynamics initially competed against Bluestone, an application server based on the
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, and the
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application server. By mid-1998, a new competitor, WebLogic, Inc., released a Java application server that was compliant with
JDBC Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is an application programming interface (API) for the programming language Java, which defines how a client may access a database. It is a Java-based data access technology used for Java database connectivity. I ...
and another emerging standard,
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.
WebLogic Application Server Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Oracle acquired WebLogic Server when it purchased BEA Systems in 2008. Application Server versions * WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1) - March 30, 2020 ...
eventually won out in the marketplace. The explosive growth of the application server business caught the attention of larger information technology companies. By 1998, the early application server start-up companies were all acquired:
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purchased Bluestone,
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acquired NetDynamics,
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bought out Kiva, and Weblogic was acquired by
BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. was a company that specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products which was wholly acquired by Oracle Corporation on April 29, 2008. History BEA began as a software company, founded in 1995 and headquartered in ...
. Only Weblogic continues to survive as a product;
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acquired BEA in 2008, and the product was renamed Oracle Weblogic.


See also

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iPlanet iPlanet was a product brand that was used jointly by Sun Microsystems and Netscape Communications Corporation when delivering software and services as part of a non-exclusive cross marketing deal that was also known as "A Sun, Netscape Alliance". ...
*
Comparison of application servers This list compares the features and functionality of application servers, grouped by the hosting environment that is offered by that particular application server. BASIC * Run BASIC - An all-in-one BASIC scriptable application server, can auto ...


References

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