WWDC 2001, SAN JOSE, California-May 21, 2001-Apple(r) today announced the availability of WebObjects(r) 5, Apple's powerful pure Java application server for web publishing and enterprise application development. WebObjects includes innovative tools to develop sophisticated and scalable web applications that can be deployed on virtually any Java-compatible server. "WebObjects 5 is the state-of-the-art solution for developing and deploying web-based Java applications," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "WebObjects has always provided the most advanced tools and frameworks for building powerful web applications, now that power enables customers to build the most complete Java server solutions too." A proven cross-platform application server, WebObjects speeds time to market while improving quality through its modular architecture, automated data access, streamlined page generation and comprehensive suite of integrated tools. The richest Java development platform available for database-driven applications, WebObjects utilizes the Java 2 Standard Edition v1.3 runtime, supports full access to Java 2 APIs and provides easy interoperability with other Java solutions. For five years, Fortune 500 companies have trusted WebObjects for Intranet application development, personalized Internet content delivery and e-commerce deployments. Creative professionals rely on WebObjects and the growing number of third-party products for asset management, multimedia workflows and site management, while educators use WebObjects as the basis for web publishing courses and to create portals, labs and new administrative solutions. WebObects 5 is the comprehensive solution for Java server application development featuring: * automated data access and object persistence through Enterprise Objects technology; * easy and streamlined web-page generation leveraging templates and a rich library of reusable components; * full support for XML ensuring full interoperability with existing XML-based solutions; * reliable and scalable deployment services for workgroup through enterprise level solutions; and * integrated development and deployment tools such as Project Builder for project coordination, Direct to Web and Direct to Java for three-tier web and Java applications, Enterprise Object Modeler for database modeling and WebObjects Builder to simplify the design of HTML interfaces. Services & Training To help organizations build and deploy high-performance, pure Java web applications, Apple iServices-Apple's training and professional services organization-offers basic and advanced training courses on WebObjects 5 programming and administration. Apple iServices also has a team of consultants to help customers design and develop custom WebObjects 5 applications. For more information, visit http://www.apple.com/iservices. Availability, Pricing & System Requirements WebObjects 5 is available now through the online Apple Store (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail stores and through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price $699 (US). WebObjects applications can be developed using the included suite of tools. Qualified development platforms are Mac(r) OS X, and Windows 2000 Professional. WebObjects applications are designed to be deployed on the Java 2 platform, Standard Edition 1.3 runtime environment using JDBC 2.0 for database access. Qualified deployment platforms include Mac OS X Server v10, Solaris 8, and Windows 2000 Professional. For more information visit http://www.apple.com/webobjects.