Know your Oracle application server
René van Wijk offers tips for troubleshooting incompatibilities between Oracle Web application servers and Java EE application components such as TopLink Essentials, Apache MyFaces Trinidad, Hibernate, and EJBs.
René van Wijk, May 2009

Oracle/Sun: The end of Java as we know it?
There's little doubt that Oracle will make money on Java, but the question for many in the Java developer community is how, and at what expense. SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson, Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich, and others express their views on the future of Java technology, the JCP, and the Java ecosystem as a whole. InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill, April 2009

IBM puts the OSGi in WebSphere
Savio Rodrigues, IBM product manager for WebSphere, discussed future plans for WebSphere Application Server at SD West 2009. OSGi will play an important role in further componentizing WebSphere, he said, and dynamic language support will extend beyond PHP and Groovy. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill, March 2009

Asynchronous processing support in Servlet 3.0
The revolution didn't stop with Ajax, and the incoming Servlet 3.0 specification will prove it. Find out why Servlet 3.0's support for asynchronous processing is the next big leap forward for developing collaborative, multi-user applications for Web 2.0.
Dr. Xinyu Liu, February 2009

GlassFish Portfolio debuts
GlassFish Portfolio, announced Tuesday, is intended for enterprise development of Web-facing and business applications. Built on GlassFish 2.1, the Web application platform includes a LAMP-friendly Web stack, GlassFish Web Space Server based on Liferay, and a lightweight ESB.
Paul Krill, February 2009

An interview with Jonathan Schwartz
Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz thinks that the economic downturn will make IT managers more open to change -- to the benefit of Sun's open-source strategy. Computerworld's Patrick Thibodeau chats with Schwartz about Sun's strategy for surviving the recession.
Patrick Thibodeau, February 2009

Jetty swirls to Eclipse
Webtide, maker of Jetty, announced this week that is has made a formal request to have the 12-years young Web application server adopted as an Eclipse Foundation project. Parties from both sides hope to seal the deal following a six- to 10-week RFC process.
Paul Krill, January 2009

Year in Review: Java development in 2009
Defying expectations of popular decline, the Java ecosystem keeps evolving in new and exciting directions. In this conclusion to JavaWorld's year-end series, Andrew Glover looks ahead to what we can expect from Java technology and the Java industry in 2009.
Andrew Glover, January 2009

Year in Review: Java in 2008 - What just happened?
Andrew Glover looks back over the last 12 months in Java development, with an eye on the JVM Language Summit, new trends in the Java enterprise space, and Sun's emerging client-side strategy.
Andrew Glover, December 2008

SpringSource announces Enterprise Tomcat
SpringSource has announced the planned release in January of SpringSource tc Server, an enterprise-class Web application server based on Apache Tomcat. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill, December 2008

Sun layoffs: New software division emerges
Sun Microsystems is laying off 15 percent to 18 percent of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at saving $700 million to $800 million. Sun's software division is being reorganized and its top software executive, Rich Green, is leaving. Sun says the changes reflect the importance of software to its growth strategy.
Chris Kanaracus, November 2008

Glassfish Enterprise v3 Prelude released
Sun has released Glassfish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude, an OSGi-based Java EE app server that will challenge Tomcat in the lightweight enterprise space. InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill, November 2008

Developers rank app servers
Evans Data Group has released results of a developer survey weighing 21 factors that determine app server success. CIO's Esther Schindler reports.
Esther Schindler, October 2008

Server load balancing architectures, Part 1: Transport-level load balancing
Gregor Roth introduces server load balancing basics and discusses the pros and cons of transport-level versus application-level solutions.
Gregor Roth, October 2008

Server load balancing architectures, Part 2: Application-level load balancing
Gregor Roth concludes his two-part introduction to server load balancing architectures with a look at a variety of application-level solutions.
Gregor Roth, October 2008

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