INT Targets Java-Based Geoscience Graphics Programmers and Users with New J/GeoToolkit, Powered by INT’s J/Carnac Technology 

Leipzig, Germany, EAGE Show (June 8, 1998): Interactive Network Technologies, Inc. (INT), a developer of Java™ technology for high performance, interactive graphics tools and software for geoscience, announced today the availability of J/GeoToolkit™ , an easy-to-use supplemental library that permits programmers to fast-track their development of graphics applications for the Java platform. Utilizing Sun Microsystem’s new Swing™ graphical user interface (GUI), the J/GeoToolkit is tailored for petroleum Exploration & Production (E&P) applications and contains tools for seismic displays, logs, contours and XY-plots. The toolkit is powered by J/Carnac™ , INT’s new Java, Web-enabled Carnac™ graphics technology that offers geoscience developers a broad range of interactive 2-D graphical applications. Capitalizing on the flexibility of Java and employing a high-speed rendering engine, J/Carnac can handle up to millions of spatially related objects and different graphical types efficiently, while providing the performance and interactive support required from today’s distributed environments. 

"This is a critical benefit of Java technology because, as most IT professionals know, getting different computing systems to work in concert with each other can be a logistical and budgetary nightmare, particularly when large data sets are involved," said Mark Noel, business development manager for the international energy market at Sun Microsystems. "Companies like INT are taking the lead to bring Java technology's `Write Once, Run Anywhere™ ' benefits to end users through powerful tools designed specifically for the petroleum market." 

Java technology is rapidly becoming the environment of choice for developing highly interactive, cross-platform and Web-enabled software solutions. With Java technology, software developers can write applications once that will run on any computing platform, regardless of operating system or instruction set.

Carnac Technology Background

Responding to the E&P industry’s need for fully interactive graphics, INT released Carnac in 1996 for C++ developers. By utilizing object-oriented technology, the product simplifies the construction of complex graphical displays within high performance cross-platform environments. In 1997, Carnac was chosen as the technology to support the 2D graphic elements for the OpenSPIRIT E&P Component Framework. The GeoToolkit, the supplemental library that Carnac supports, is designed for programmers to easily develop E&P data visualization components. 

"With nearly ten years of experience in the oil & gas market, INT is in the unique position to design software—toolkits, libraries and components—that spans the technology stack from vendor APIs to applications equipped to handle the concerns of geoscience programmers, technical directors and team leaders," said Olivier Lhemann, president of INT. "The J/GeoToolkit is a logical extension for INT in terms of offering product and project solutions. With its high functionality, user extensibility and scalability, J/GeoToolkit is ideal for the most demanding and object intensive graphical applications."

J/GeoToolkit and J/Carnac Features

With the widespread adoption of Java, INT applied Java to the Carnac technology to deliver J/Carnac. J/GeoToolkit, the Java counterpart to INT’s GeoToolkit, incorporates the Swing GUI, which simplifies and streamlines the development of windowing components. The J/GeoToolkit also eases application maintenance and allows flexibility for developing custom applications. The library components include:

J/Seismic 

Provides objects for viewing and manipulating seismic data for use in applications such as seismic QC, interactive processing and interpretation. Features include a flexible multi-source data interface, extensive hardcopy capability and comprehensive display and annotation options. All these options combined provide the full control needed to produce high quality applications.

J/WellLog

Furnishes all the necessary components for displaying and manipulating well log data for such applications as log analysis, wavelet estimation, or petrophysical interpretation. J/WellLog beans can organize their displays as tracks, with each track containing multiple instances of log curves, lithologies, markers and perforation data. Parallel tracks can share axes, while curves can use shared or individual axes. 

J/Contour

Displays contour information from grids. A choice of several contouring methods with optional fault definition give the user complete control over the output.

J/Plot

Manages the layout of plots, including support for multi-level axes, scrollbars, titles, headers and footers. INT also offers components to edit and manipulate individual colors or colormaps, visualize maps and handle the display of large images.

"Component technology is changing the way in which applications are developed. INT’s J/GeoToolkit fully supports an interactive, cross-platform, distributed and Web-enabled development environment for building graphics applications," said Clay Harter, senior research consultant of Chevron. "By using off-the-shelf, commercial quality building blocks, our company can focus on the application’s specifics rather than spend time writing basic data displays."

Availability

J/GeoToolkit and J/Carnac is available now for Windows 95, Windows NT, Sun’s Solaris™ operating environment and most common UNIX® and X Window implementations. A demo CD is available by calling toll-free 1-877-4CARNAC (422-7622) or visiting www.int.com. 

Additional INT Products and Consulting Services

INT’s product line includes the Geoscience Widget Library , EditTable Widget™ , ChartObject™ , and View3D™ , all of which are OSF/Motif™ compliant, offer a flexible API, and can be tightly integrated or used as stand alone components. 

INT offers companies a full solutions package that includes software, technical support, customized components, product update service, product training as well as extended training, mentoring, consulting and full project execution. 

About INT

Based in Houston, Texas, INT is the leading Java developer and supplier of high performance graphics tools for the geoscience industry, as well as a provider for consulting and training services. INT customers include most of the international oil companies, as well as many Fortune 500 companies and large software vendors. INT’s data visualization software products enable programmers and vendors to enhance the performance and functionality of their graphics applications while reducing development times and maintenance costs. INT sells its products directly from the US and Europe, as well as through partner channels. For more information on INT, call toll-free (US) 1-877-4CARNAC, or contact (London) +44-1273-835133, (Norway) +47-51 53 61 60 or www.int.com.

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