ECL is a system-level specification language for HW/SW designs and is based on Esterel and C.
The ECL compiler parses ECL, writes Esterel and C, and uses the Esterel compiler to produce an implementation.
Originally developed at Cadence Berkeley Labs.
Cadence is a collection of frameworks for accelerating J2EE.
J2EE is complex and time consuming.
Cadence makes building enterprise J2EE systems much easier
by providing tools and frameworks to realize faster ROI.
J2EE Nirvana indeed !!