Duke’s Choice: Instant Rich App Builder

Buried among last week’s JavaOne announcements was Sun and James Gosling’s recognition of the new All-in-One Java Instant Rich Application Builder, DataBox. This new developer tool is the first to offer end-to-end rich database applet building:

• Visually create database, tables, queries and parameters
• Visually add pages, forms and reports with Java2D graphics
  and application components
• Visually bind data
• Visually add media, effects, animations and more
• Enhance pages with Groovy script
• Preview in browser with just one click
• Viewer provides search, filter, document & page navigation,
  text & region selection/copy, Zoom, Save, Print, PDF export and more

Check out the website for video tutorials and a preview. Ships this fall.

DataBox: Dukes Choice Award 2009