JScape™ Corp., founded in 1997, a premier provider of pure Java componentware, announced general availability of JScape PowerTools™.

JScape PowerTools is a suite of JavaBeans components written entirely in Java. PowerTools substantially reduces development time of Java applets and applications by providing essential systems, utility and graphical components which are pre-built and pre-tested. Simply include PowerTools in any Java development environment and harness the power of 23 sophisticated components. PowerTools ships with the source code to a demonstration program which utilizes each of the components.

PowerTools is a member of the JRC (JScape Reusable Componentware) family of products. JRC ensures customers achieve maximum reusability of their components by adherence to strict standards in both design and deployment. A JRC component makes heavy use of design patterns, is written in Pure Java, and provides full native support for Java JDK 1.02, JDK1.1, Java Beans and Java Studio.

A full featured 30 day evaluation copy of PowerTools may be downloaded for free from http://www.jscape.com . A royalty free license to PowerTools may be purchased for $249.95. Annual support, volume discounts, and source code licenses are available.

About JScape

Founded in 1997, JScape is a premier provider of pure Java commercial quality componentware. JScape products are designed to increase software reuse, improve quality, shorten time-to-market, reduce maintenance and lower the cost of software development. A privately held company, JScape Corp., is based in Scottsdale.