Extended Java support and a few more enhancements have been made to the cloud platform of IBM, Bluemix, for better, safer and easier use. With the latest update, users can now integrate Java-based resources to their cloud-based applications.
The New IBM Cloud Tool can help developers broaden the capabilities of their applications by utilizing additional security and flexibility, providing users with a more robust cloud experience.
Liberty Buildpack can now support the latest Java EE 7 features with its updated runtime. Liberty Buildpack has already provided the default Java environment for Bluemix in the past, but with the latest update, it is now possible to test and run applications in Bluemix with Java8. The beta of jsp-2.3, el-3.0, and jdbc-4.1 features have now been made production-ready.
The IBM Eclipse Tools are also experiencing a couple of enhancements with its update. These include JavaScript Debug, support for Node.js applications, Java 8 Liberty for Java integration, and support for the latest Eclipse 4.5 release, codenamed Mars.
Together with the updates, IBM also introduced Xpages for Bluemix. They brought the development environment for web and mobile applications from the Lotus Domino platform to the cloud.
XPages is based on web standards, and enables applications to be opened by web clients and mobile devices using a browser, letting developers create feature-rich, reactive and secure applications that can be quickly brought to market on Bluemix.
According to Angel-Tomala Reyes, IBM Senior Software Engineer, "Bluemix is the latest cloud offering from IBM. It enables organizations and developers to quickly and easily create, deploy, and manage applications on the cloud. Bluemix is an implementation of IBM's Open Cloud Architecture based on Cloud Foundry, an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS). Bluemix delivers enterprise-level services that can easily integrate with your cloud applications without you needing to know how to install or configure them."
