JBoss Group Announces Port to Rapidly Migrate WebLogic-Based Applications to Open Source JBoss Server.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld New York 2003 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003 JBoss Users Reap Enterprise Scalability and Performance, Leave Behind Costly Licensing Restrictions 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 a free port enabling rapid migration of applications running on BEA WebLogic to JBoss 3.0. The port allows organizations to obtain equal or better performance, security and developer productivity on the open source JBoss server without the licensing constraints and financial costs inherent to WebLogic. With more than two million downloads in 2002 alone, JBoss is rapidly becoming the application server of choice for companies that want a flexible, Java-based, cost-effective platform for developing web applications. With many companies already porting WebLogic applications over to JBoss, this enhancement greatly accelerates and simplifies the process. Forrester Research, a leading industry analyst organization, predicts that open source will erode licensing fees for application servers in 2003. The firm expects cost-conscious software vendors to ditch expensive licensing deals with companies like BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. to gain access to source code and to save money. "JBoss is a mature, proven application server running or embedded in thousands of business-critical applications," said Marc Fleury, founder of JBoss.org and president of JBoss Group. "JBoss averages 150,000 downloads per month and is rapidly emerging as a standard development technology due to its ease of use and modular design. Enterprises porting applications to JBoss will find quality technology and services that exceed the offerings from commercial software vendors, without being encumbered Encumbered A property owned by one party on which a second party reserves the right to make a valid claim, e.g., a bank's holding of a home mortgage encumbers property. by licensing restrictions until the end of time." 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 JBoss/Server, 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. The JBoss self-serve port includes the porting tool and documentation free of charge. A fee-based full-serve port features consultation from expert JBoss developers, who are available either on-site or remotely to assist enterprises in porting to the JBoss server. Both ports will be available next week for download from the JBoss web site at www.jboss.org. 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 and services affiliate programs. 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, J2EE and Java Server Pages See JSP. are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries. |
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