The word from NeXT Software Inc on the flotation rumors is no word. John Landwehr, product manager for the company’s WebObjects business said I wish we would. But I don’t know if the market’s right to do it, and I don’t know if we’re in the position to do it. He did say however, that NeXT has been invited to Microsoft Corp’s object hoop-la now scheduled for late this month in New York. He didn’t know whether NeXT will attend. Meantime NeXT’s WebObjects 3.0 Web application tool, which includes the WebObjects Builder for building entire Web applications, rather than just interfaces, will be out in October. NeXT apparently hasn’t decided whether this release will enable users to write entire applications and business logic in Java, but if this one doesn’t, then the next one will, and that is due before the year-end. Landwehr envisages Java being a significant portion of our business, while also maintaining that OpenStep will be the choice for Windows applications.
