The next step for Steve Jobs's NeXT is a name change and a refocusing of the company's efforts on Web development, company officials said today. The company is changing its name to NeXT Software Inc. and will now include a Web-specific software group.
In addition, the company will form a new division called Web Constructors to support customers building Web sites.
NeXT's WebObjects software will support Sun Microsystems' Java programming.
The WebObjects suite comprises the basic toolkit as well as a professional and enterprise version. The single-user version is free.