Editing Novell exteNd

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{{Infobox software
| title = Novell exteNd
| developer = [[Novell]]
| discontinued = yes
| genre = [[Web development]]
}}

'''Novell exteNd''', formerly known as '''SilverStream''', was a web application development suite from [[Novell]] {{Cn-span|text=that was discontinued in 2005|date=June 2024}}. 

== History ==
Novell had purchased SilverStream in the summer of 2002.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Grehan |first=Rick |date=2003-11-21 |title=Novell's exteNd still a work in progress |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2679080/novell-s-extend-still-a-work-in-progress.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=InfoWorld |language=en}}</ref>

As of November 2003, exteNd was still a "work in progress" according to ''[[InfoWorld]]''.<ref name=":0" />

== Overview ==
The latest version was 5.2. With the release of [[Novell Identity Manager]] 3, the components of the portal services in exteNd were rebranded into the IDM User Application, a component of [[NetIQ Identity Manager]].{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

The ExteNd platform provides a visual environment that simplifies the development and deployment of business solutions that exploit existing systems.{{Cn|date=June 2024}} Based on [[Java platform|Java]] technology, it contains tools for integration of legacy systems to [[Web Service]]s with [[XML]] and [[Java EE]]. [[Web Portal]] contains standard-based [[portlets]].{{Cn|date=June 2024}}

=== Components ===
Novell exteNd has four components:

* The '''exteNd Application Server''', which extends the SilverStream [[application server]]<ref name=":0" />
* The '''exteNd Composer''', a run-time engine and development suite<ref name=":0" />
* The '''exteNd Director''', which constructs and executes portals and [[web applications]]<ref name=":0" />
* The '''exteNd Workbench''', an [[IDE (software)|IDE]] which Novell was in the process of merging with the exteNd Director.<ref name=":0" /> The tool provides an intuitive [[GUI]] for deploying on [[J2EE]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Jason |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pm6Dap6Bq7AC&dq=%22Novell+exteNd%22&pg=PT151 |title=Expanding Choice: Moving to Linux and Open Source with Novell Open Enterprise Server |last2=Clegg |first2=Peter |last3=Dulaney |first3=Emmett |date=2005-03-07 |publisher=Pearson Education |isbn=978-0-672-33266-1 |language=en}}</ref>

== Integration structure ==
Integration connectors includes:{{Cn|date=June 2024}}
* [[IBM 3270]]
* [[IBM 5250]]
* [[Electronic Data Interchange|EDI]]
* [[HTML]]
* [[SAP AG|SAP]]
* [[CICS]]
* [[Java Message Service|JMS]]
* [[HP 3000]]
* [[JDBC]]
* [[Lightweight Directory Access Protocol|LDAP]]
* [[Telnet]]
* [[Tandem]]
* [[Unisys T27|T27]]

== Uses and recognition ==
Users of Novell exteNd included [[Hartford Hospital]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inc |first=CXO Media |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Novell+exteNd&pg=PA25 |title=CSO |date=August 2004 |publisher=CXO Media Inc. |language=en}}</ref> and [[Imperial Sugar Company]].<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.novell.com/products/extend/ Novell's product page for exteNd]

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