Application servers

BEA WebLogic Server

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Author: BEA Systems

Latest version: 10
Added 2004-12-27Updated 2007-04-04

Provides the following application server functions and services: Load balancing, Fault tolerance, Clustering, Caching, Web Services, Network transparency, Legacy integration, Transaction management, Security, Messaging, Multi-threading, Persistence, Database connectivity, Resource pooling, Development, testing, and packaging facilities.
BEA WebLogic Server additional features:
- Developer productivity: BEA WebLogic Workshop integration, Visual Process Definition Tools, Data Mapping, EJBGen, BEA WebLogic Builder, Borland JBuilder integration.
- Interoperability: Web services, Integrated messaging, Messaging bridge, Integration with BEA Tuxedo...
- Security: Dynamic role mapping and authorization rules engine, Policy editor, Pluggable security framework
- Management: Web-based management console, Application monitoring, Domain configuration wizard, Two-phase deployment, Interop with external system
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- Platform independence: Multiple platform support, Interoperability with Microsoft .NET.
- Standards: Jave EE 5, EJB 3, JAX-WS 2.0, JAXB 2.0, XSLT, XQuery, JAAS, SNMP, BPEL, BPEL-J.

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WebSphere Application Server

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Author: IBM

Latest version: 7
Added 2005-10-31Updated 2009-08-27

Application server.

Features include:
- Java EE 5 certification, EJB 3.0 support, Java Persistence API (JPA) support, Java Development Kit (JDK) 6.0 support, deliver simplified programming models for building reusable persistent object
- Web services support, including JAX-WS, SOAP 1.2, MTOM, XOP, WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Trust, WS-SecureConversation, WS-Policy, and Kerberos Token Profile, simplifies interoperability in mixed environments
- Web 2.0 support (via Feature Pack for Web 2.0) extends Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) by connecting external Web services, internal SOA services, and Java Platform Enterprise Edition (JEE) objects into highly interactive Web application interfaces
- Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) servlets simplify development with standardized support for interactive user sessions involving real-time multimedia elements such as voice, video, instant messaging and online games
- Spring has certification for use with WebSphere Application Server to enable module-based programming
- Single-step installation and configuration, wizards and default configurations
- IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere V7.5 is available and fully exploits capabilities within WebSphere Application Server V7, accelerating delivery of higher quality, mission-critical applications
- WebSphere Application Server Feature Packs simplify the adoption of new standards such Services Component Architecture (SCA), and improve consumability by enabling users to selectively take advantage of new standards and features while maintaining a more stable internal release cycle

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Geronimo

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Author: The Apache Software Foundation

Latest version: 2.1
Added 2005-05-20Updated 2008-02-25

Open-source certified J2EE server that:
- is licensed under the Apache License
- passes Sun's TCK for J2EE 1.4
- reuses ASF/BSD licensed code available today, with new ASF code to complete the J2EE stack.

Features include:
- complete J2EE 1.4 certification
- support for Java Business Integration (JBI)
- Tomcat or Jetty Web container deployment options
- a Web-enabled management console based on Java Portlets
- integration with the Eclipse Web Tools Project
- integration of Apache Derby and the Apache Directory Server

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Enhydra Server

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Author: Enhydra.org

Latest version: 6.5.1
Added 2005-02-22

While enterprise Java standards such as Servlet 2.2 and JSP 1.1 are used to support presentation logic, Enhydra contains additional functionality to build dynamic Web applications, including an XML engine (Enhydra XMLC), Database connection pooling, an object-to-relational mapping tool (Enhydra DODS), presentation management, session management, load-balancing / clustering (Enhydra Director), session persistence and failover, advanced logging (with log4j), administration and configuration, IDE integration (Enhydra Kelp), an MVC presentation framework (Barracuda), a relational ETL tool (Enhydra Octopus), support for Windows and Linux system services and more.

Enhydra features integration with IDEs, such a JBuilder, NetBeans, Eclipse and JDeveloper. With these add-in IDE wizards you can build, debug, and run Enhydra applications from directly within your IDE environment.

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GlassFish

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Latest version: V3
Added 2006-05-09Updated 2009-06-25

Open source application server that implements the features in the Java EE 6 platform.
The Java EE 6 platform includes the latest versions of technologies such as JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.2, JavaServer Faces (JSF) 2.0, Servlet 3.0, Enterprise JavaBeans 3.1, Java API for Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.2, Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.2, Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform, and other new technologies.

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OpenEJB

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Author: The Apache Software Foundation

Latest version: 3.0
Added 2005-04-18Updated 2008-08-27

Embeddable and lightweight EJB 3.0 implementation that can be used as a standalone server or embedded into Tomcat, JUnit, TestNG, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven, Ant, and any IDE or application.
OpenEJB is included in Apache Geronimo, IBM WebSphere Application Server CE, and Apple's WebObjects.

Features include:
- Supports EJB 3.0, 2.1, 2.0, 1.1 in all modes; embedded, standalone or otherwise
- JAX-WS support
- JMS support
- J2EE connector support
- Can be dropped into Tomcat 5 or 6 adding various JavaEE 5 and EJB 3.0 features to a standard Tomcat install
- CMP support is implemented over JPA allowing to freely mix CMP and JPA usage
- Complete support for Glassfish descriptors allowing those users to embedded test their applications
- Flexible JNDI name support allows you to specify formats at macro and micro levels and imitate the format of other vendors
- Allows for testing and debugging in IDEs such as Eclipse, Idea IntelliJ or NetBeans with no plugins required
- Usable in ordinary JUnit or other style test cases without complicated setup or external processes
- Validates applications and reports all failures at once, with three selectable levels of detail, avoiding several hours worth of "fix, recompile, redeploy, fail, repeat" cycles

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JOnAS

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Categories: Application servers

Author: ObjectWeb

Latest version: 4.7.4
Added 2004-12-27Updated 2006-06-07

Open Source implementation of the J2EE specification.
JOnAS provides support of J2EE 1.4 including EJB 2.1, JTA 1.0.1, JDBC 3.0, J2EE CA 1.5, JMX 1.2, JNDI 1.2.1, JMS 1.1, JavaMail 1.3, Servlet 2.4, JSP 2.0, JAAS 1.0, JACC 1.0, Web Services 1.1, JAX-RPC 1.1, SAAJ 1.2, JAXR 1.0, J2EE Management 1.0, JAF 1.0, JAXP 1.2 specifications.
JOnAS is architectured in terms of services. Some of the main components are:
- An Ear Service, for deploying J2EE applications packaged as EAR files
- EJB containers provided by a set of Java classes and a tool to generate interposition classes
- A Web Container Service, to run Servlet/JSP engines as a JOnAS service (currently Tomcat or Jetty)
- A Transaction Manager, JOTM, providing JTA support and distributed transaction coordination
- A JMS Service using JORAM (other JMS implementations are pluggable)
- A Database Manager providing JDBC support and connection pooling
- A Security Service
- A Server Management Service, using JMX and providing a Struts based GUI

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OpenJDK

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Author: SUN Microsystems

Open-source JDK 6 for Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), Fedora 9 (Sulphur), or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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IcedTea

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Author: SUN Microsystems

Latest version: 1.2, based on OpenJDK6
Added 2008-06-23

Provides a harness to build the source code from openjdk.java.net using Free Software build tools and provides replacements for the binary plugs with code from the GNU Classpath project.

As well as IcedTea, the repository also contains:
- IcePick, which allows the OpenJDK language tools (javac, javadoc, javah, javap, apt) to be built separately using any 1.5 compliant Java compiler and be used by any GNU Classpath based runtime
- BrandWeg, which adds elements of OpenJDK to the existing sources of GNU Classpath.

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Iris Application Server

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Author: Accendia

Latest version: 2.2
Added 2005-03-17Updated 2006-04-11

Application Server designed to simplify the development of Java distributed applications providing synchronous, asynchronous and client callback communication
models as well as integrated application security and communication security.

Features include:
- Remote Command Invocation: invoke synchronously or asynchronously remote objects through client proxies and server side skeletons created dynamically at runtime;
- Client Callbacks: send notifications to connected clients using a callback mechanism;
- Application Security: use integrated application security to verify user invocation privileges;
- Secure Communication: install a SSL certificate to enable secure communication;
- Dynamic Commands: the client application can instantiate dynamic commands;
- Take advantage of an optimized binary protocol and a Java NIO implementation when using the system resources.

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