This Story Posted:
March 2nd

 
 

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Apple Touts Big Names/Companies As WebObjects 4 Adopters
Apple is touting some of the biggest names on the Internet, entertainment, and financial industries as early adopters of WebObjects 4. According to Apple:

"Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced American Automobile Association (AAA), America Online, Inc., Nation's Bank Corp., Fannie Mae, GTE, Nortel Networks -- as well as the Walt Disney Company's ESPN, Disney Store Online, Disney Travel, Disney Pooh Grams and Family.com websites -- are among the leading organizations adopting the latest version of Apple's application server software, WebObjects 4. These companies include some of the Internet's top brands and most visited websites as ranked by Media Metrix.

Other companies adopting WebObjects 4 include: Adobe; Banco Bradesco an Comet; Cybermeals; E Translate; GE Capital ITS; Genentec; Intuit; Mac Publishing; Martin Marietta Materials; Morgan Stanley; NetTaxi; Quick International Courier; Seine Systems; Servicio Uniteller; SmartPractice; Standard & Poor's; Virtual Technology; and ZapMe. Leading systems integrators, consulting firms and resellers, including Bowne Internet Solutions, Conextions, Macromedia, Marathon Innovations, Running Start, Tensor, Thomson Consulting and US WEB, have also adopted WebObjects 4."

WebObjects 4 is Apple's web application development tools for making such things as shopping carts like Apple's online store The Apple Store.

The Mac Observer Spin: Apple is certainly name dropping here, and that is a good thing. WebObjects, a property acquired with the purchase of NeXT is one of Apple's best and most successful tools for the Enterprise market. With the remarkably impressive list of big names using WebObjects, Apple will earn even more credibility with this very important market. Throw in a touch of MacOS X Server and some net-bootable iMacs and Apple's Enterprise stance is looking better than it has in the last decade.

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