Novell exteNd, formerly known as SilverStream, was a web application development suite from Novell.

History

Novell had purchased SilverStream in the summer of 2002. As of November 2003, exteNd was still a "work in progress" according to InfoWorld.

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. The ExteNd platform provides a visual environment that simplifies the development and deployment of business solutions that exploit existing systems. Based on Java technology, it contains tools for integration of legacy systems to Web Services with XML and Java EE. Web Portal contains standard-based portlets.

Components

Novell exteNd has four components:

Integration structure

Integration connectors includes:

Uses and recognition

Users of Novell exteNd included Hartford Hospital and Imperial Sugar Company.