JBoss Group Achieves Record-Breaking Two Million Downloads In 2002; JBoss Secures Position as Industry's Most Popular Java-Based Application Server.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld New York 2003 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003 JBoss Group LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , provider of the most popular J2EE-based application server, today announced that more than two million people downloaded JBoss 3.0 in 2002 alone, making JBoss arguably the most downloaded application server in the industry. JBoss 3.0 is rapidly becoming the application server of choice for companies that want a high-quality, Java-based, cost-effective platform for developing scalable, secure web applications. Developers and other IT professionals from around the world are downloading JBoss, which is available from the JBoss web site at www.jboss.org, for use as an application development and integration platform and as a web operating system (1) An operating system that runs in a server on the Web. (2) The environment created in a user's machine from an online application stored on the Web and run through a Web browser. . Many Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies, including Corporate Express, WorldCom and the U.S. Department of State, are deploying on JBoss due to its advanced functionality, stability and scalability. Marc Fleury, founder of JBoss.org and president of JBoss Group, said: "The past year saw widespread adoption of JBoss in development and production environments alike, and strong support from the open source community. The level of interest JBoss has received verifies our product's ability to deliver all the features corporations need, without expensive and limiting licensing restrictions associated with proprietary products. We're thrilled with the number of downloads over the past year and are appreciative of the broad acclaim and endorsement we've received from across the industry." JBoss 3.0 fully supports the J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. 1.3 standard. It includes the basic EJB container and JMX JMX Java Management Extensions JMX Air Jamaica Express (ICAO code) JMX Jumbogroup Multiplex infrastructure; JBossMQ for JMS (Java Messaging Service) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to messaging middleware such as IBM's MQSeries and TIBCO's Rendezvous. JMS is part of Sun's J2EE platform. See J2EE. JMS - Java Message Service messaging; JBossMX for mail; JBossTX for JTA/JTS transactions; JBossSX for JAAS JAAS Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry JAAS Java Authentication and Authorization Service JAAS Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China) JAAS Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society based security; JBossCX for JCA connectivity; and JBossCMP for CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information persistence. About JBoss JBoss is an open source, standards-compliant, J2EE-based application server implemented in Java. With more than 150,000 downloads per month, JBoss is the most downloaded J2EE-based application server in the industry. JBoss can be embedded in commercial products and is being used in production around the world. JBoss Group LLC is an Atlanta-based professional services company, created by Marc Fleury, founder and lead developer of the JBoss application server For the JBoss company itself, see . JBoss Application Server (or JBoss AS) is a free software / open source Java EE-based application server. Because it is Java-based, JBoss AS is cross-platform, usable on any operating system that Java supports. . JBoss Group brings together core JBoss developers to provide services such as training, support, consulting and documentation, as well as management of the JBoss software affiliate program. These commercial activities subsidize the development of the free JBoss server. For more information please see www.jboss.org. JBoss is a registered trademark of Marc Fleury. Java, and J2EE are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries. |
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