Vembu Releases Early Access for PL2JSQL - A PL / SQL to Java
Migration Tool
April 11, 2003 - Vembu Technologies, a startup company
focusing on developing database tools to make enterprise applications
leverage relational databases better, announced today the
early access of its PL2JSQL, a PL/SQL to Java migration tool.
PL2JSQL migration tool will help enterprises move their legacy
client-server Oracle applications into a distributed web based
multi-tier architecture.
Most developers agree that Oracle's PL/SQL programming language
is not as advanced as the current generation object oriented
languages like Java. Hence maintaining and enhancing PL/SQL
based applications are not easy. PL/SQL is also not portable
across databases as it is proprietary to Oracle. With enterprises
moving their applications to Web Services based distributed
architecture, it is better to have the flexibility of deploying
business-logic either in the database tier or the middle-tier.
Java offers such flexibility as most databases support running
java inside the database. PL/SQL on the other hand cannot
be deployed in the middle-tier and can only run as part of
the database.
"If Java is good enough for the middle-tier, why can't it
be used to create database procedures and deployed in the
database. That is one reason most databases including Oracle
supports running Java based procedures inside the database",
said, Sekar Vembu, CEO of Vembu Technologies. 'Given that
enterprises have made huge investments in their existing Oracle
applications which use PL/SQL extensively, PL2JSQL tool helps
enterprises preserve that investment by seamlessly migrating
their application to Java and a web-based architecture", added,
Mr. Vembu.
The early access release, PL2JSQL 1.0 Alpha is a command
line tool which takes a PL/SQL program as input and converts
it to Java. The 1.0 general release, which is expected by
of June 2003, will have a more friendly graphical user interface
with support for most PL/SQL in-built functions as a Java
API. The general release will also have capability to convert
PL/SQL to SQLJ, which is a higher level standard on top of
JDBC.
The Vembu PL/SQL 1.0 Alpha release is available for download
at www.vembu.com.
About Vembu Technologies
Vembu Technologies is focused on building database tools
to make enterprise applications leverage relational databases
better. Vembu's founders have extensive experience in building
enterprise scale applications with a deep appreciation for
how enterprise applications interact with relational databases.
Vembu is privately held with headquarters in Chennai, India.
