The official release of NetSolve-1.4 is July, 2001. Features implemented in this release include a new Java GUI to aid in the creation of PDFs, IBP-enabled clients and servers, and more server modules for sparse matrix computations. The Java interface and the Globus proxy are currently being updated and are not available for this release. A Microsoft Excel interface is also under development. NetSolve has been recognized as a significant effort in research and development, and was named in R & D Magazine's top 100 list for 1999.