Efficient Java tools- Application Servers

JBoss AS

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:23:15 GMT

JBoss Inc. will provide Middleware technology that offers the lowest cost of ownership via open source software licenses that are backed up by expert technical support services delivered by both JBoss Inc. and our authorized service partners. Our goal is to be the safe choice for enterprises and software providers alike. JBoss, a division of Red Hat, is the global leader in open source middleware software, combining enterprise-class JEMS open source software with the industry??s leading services and tools to provide simply a better way to transform your business to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). JBoss, pioneered the disruptive Professional Open Source model, which combines the best of the open source and proprietary software worlds to make open source a safe choice for the enterprise and give CIOs peace of mind. This includes the royalty-free software, transparent development and active community inherent in open source and the accountability and professional support services expected of a traditional software vendor. The company finds innovative open source projects and professionalizes the project from a hobby into a livelihood by hiring the lead developer(s), often the founders themselves. JBoss provides the resources, core development and support services to enable popular open source projects to scale into enterprise-class software. JBoss has become the New Safe Choice for Middleware. Customers such as Apple, Best Western, Borland, Computer Associates, HP, Iona, La Quinta, MCI, Mitre, Nielsen Media Research, Siemens, Sonic, SEMA, Unisys, WebMethods, and Wells Fargo have embraced the Professional Open Source model whereby no-cost open source products are supported by the core development team. By providing direct access to the core developers, we eliminate the run-around common from most commercial software providers. Professional Open Source(tm) from JBoss Inc. offers you: - Standards-based and stable Java Middleware technology - No cost open source product licenses - Backed by a professional and expert support staff - Comprehensive services including Professional Support, Training, and Consulting - A very large and active community of developers - An extensive worldwide network of authorized and certified partners Benefits of Professional Open Source from JBoss Inc.: - Lowest possible total cost of ownership - Reliable and safe technology - Support, accountability, and trust from a stable company - Expedited problem resolution compared to commercial software vendors

Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Enterprise Edition

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:35:38 GMT

It takes full advantage of the latest hardware architectures including 64-bit addressable memory, multi-core computing systems and high-speed networks. It includes all the features and benefits of Oracle WebLogic Server Standard. Enterprise IT teams can now consolidate and standardize applications and services onto a pool of highly available, fast, and easy-to-manage instances of Oracle WebLogic Server to gain more agility, efficiency, and business alignment.

The benefits of this server are :

- Deterministic, real-time performance
- Leading platform for SOA
- Oracle JRockit Real Time is the industry’s fastest real-time solution for standard Java and the only one with average microsecond response performance.The JRockit solution for latency sensitive applications, JRockit Real Time, utilizes deterministic garbage collection to provide JVM response times in milli- or micro-seconds, suitable for the needs of the financial front office, military command and control, and telecom networks. Customers have
experienced significant performance increases—some exceeding 70 percent—and reductions in hardware costs of as much as 50 percent using JRockit products.
- Extreme scalability—Scale-out applications "horizontally" and dynamically by adding additional nodes to live clusters and load-balancing across them.
- High availability—Achieve near-continuous operation with extremely robust and automated fail-over within clusters.
- Deep diagnostics—Identify critical bottlenecks by profiling, monitoring, and managing applications in production without impacting runtime behavior.
- Streamlined management—Configure and monitor application server instances across clusters and domains from a unified management environment.
- Oracle Platform Security Services—The foundation for Service-Oriented Security, the industry's first declarative security framework simplifies the process of writing highly secure applications.
- Superior Oracle integration—Reduce connection and configuration problems with easy linkage to Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle applications.
- Oracle JRockit JVM. The Oracle JRockit family of products is a comprehensive portfolio of Java runtime solutions that includes the industry's fastest solution for standard Java. The Oracle JRockit JVM is the world's fastest JVM as shown by numerous industry benchmarks. Part of WebLogic Server Standard Edition, WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition, WebLogic Suite, and WebLogic Application Grid.

Oracle WebLogic Server Standard Edition

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:52:26 GMT

The benefits of this server are:
- Performance—Consistently sets world records in industry benchmarks such as SPECjAppServer2004.
- Superior Oracle integration—Reduce connection and configuration problems with easy linkage to Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle applications
- Comprehensive functionality—Robust support for the latest emerging Java EE APIs, including Web services, transactions, persistence, and security.
- Flexibility—Provides developers with a choice of programming models, frameworks, and tools to match skill sets and project needs for SOA, Web 2.0/RIA, and messaging
- Manageability—A well-designed console complemented by a rich scripting environment provides effective management and monitoring of production applications and services
- Oracle Platform Security Services—The foundation for Service-Oriented Security, the industry 's first declarative security framework simplifies the process of writing highly secure applications
- Oracle JRockit JVM. The Oracle JRockit family of products is a comprehensive portfolio of Java runtime solutions that includes the industry 's fastest solution for standard Java. The Oracle JRockit JVM is the world 's fastest JVM as shown by numerous industry benchmarks. Part of WebLogic Server Standard Edition, WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition, WebLogic Suite, and WebLogic Application Grid.

WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:17:54 GMT

WebSphere Application Server:

Harnesses the latest innovations from the open source application server community in a small footprint Java EE 5 platform with no up-front acquisition costs.
Delivers basic management through a centralized console with simplified standards-based security.
Provides the IBM distribution of Apache Geronimo — with broader platform support and enhanced documentation.
Provides a clear path to more advanced capabilities through the WebSphere Application Server family. Backed by three tiers of world-class IBM support; free support available for 30 days.
Features a strong community of experts and users. The WebSphere Application Server Family drives business agility through a choice of innovative performance based foundations.

Features and benefits

- Built on the current best-of-breed open source technology from the Apache Software Foundation
- Open standards based Application Server.
- Eclipse based development environment.

Database support

The embedded Apache Derby database or external database - IBM DB2, IBM Informix, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL.

Clustering support

Modular and customizable application server.
Custom Assemblies: Create custom assembled servers containing only the server components required by your applications.

Runtime Customization: tailor the application server to your needs and to improve performance, save on system resources. Enable/disable specific components at runtime to improve efficiency.

User management: Features centralized user management to support systems administration and deployed applications, unifying all applications running on the platform under a shared, standards-based security framework based on Java Authorization Contract for Containers (JACC). This capability virtually eliminates the complexity of setting up and maintaining separate user-management systems for your applications. It also supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication against directory servers.

Modular and capable administrative console

- GUI interface to deploy, configure and manage applications, the server and related resources.

- Monitors status and performance statistics for multiple servers and graphically displays data for easy analysis.

- Interactive deployment plan wizard guides you though the application deployment process and automatically generates appropriate application deployment plan.

GShell command line process environment

- Provides administrative command editing, command history, and tab completion capabilities, which enables the automation of application and server configuration and management. This capability can improve developer and administrator productivity through the development, test and production cycle.

Migration aids

- Migration aids for Apache Geronimo, Apache Tomcat, and additional Open Source Application Servers are available.

Benefits

Liberal product license, easy download and use in development, testing, and production, unlimited copies of the software for internal use. The small download footprint allows you to be nimble through your development, testing, and production cycles.