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Oracle Enterprise Pack Supports Eclipse 3.6, GlassFish and Coherence
Oracle Releases Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse. The new release aligns with Eclipse 3.6, or "Helios." The bundle includes support for GlassFish, Java EE6, WebLogic administration and management, enhanced support for the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST), and Oracle's data-grid entry, Oracle Coherence.
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WebSphere 7 Feature Pack Supports OSGi-based Application Deployment and SCA Integration
WebSphere Application Server V7 Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and Java Persistence API 2.0 offers a standards-based implementation of OSGi Blueprint Container specification and JPA 2.0. It also provides an optional feature to deploy and manage applications as versioned OSGi bundles. IBM recently announced the GA release of the feature pack which is based on Apache projects Aries and OpenJPA.
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Tomcat 7 Beta Debuts Servlet 3.0 Support, Security Upgrades and Operations-Friendly Updates
New Tomcat 7 Beta brings Servlet 3.0 and JSP 2.2 support, security upgrades, and new management features.
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Do We Need LAMP as PaaS in the Cloud?
LAMP has been a major platform for the Internet, but current cloud offerings do not seem to include LAMP as PaaS. Is LAMP needed in a cloud computing world?
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Whither the GlassFish Gem? Alternatives for Deploying JRuby Web Applications
When Oracle released its GlassFish roadmap, a notable absence was the GlassFish gem. This gem-based server for Rails, Merb, and Sinatra applications has become a common deployment option for the JRuby platform and has been widely recommended to the JRuby community. The gem allows Rails users running in multithreaded mode to take advantage of the JVM by running multiple threads per server instance.
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JRebel 3.0 Release - Hotswap Reloaded
JRebel 3.0 was released on April 16th. It targets turnaround time in Java development by removing the need for redeployment. Instead it supports advanced class reloading. The article details updating Java classes at runtime and provides an overview of the technologies used in JRebel and especially the improvements of the recently version 3.0.
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Oracle Announces GlassFish Roadmap
Yesterday Oracle published the roadmap for GlassFish version 3 and the news is positive. GlassFish version 3.1, expected this year, will offer centralized admin, clustering and Coherence support.
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MuleSoft's CloudCat Supports Web Application Deployment on Amazon EC2 and GoGrid Clouds
MuleSoft's cloud service offering of Apache Tomcat container, called CloudCat, provides a virtual image that allows developers and QA teams to build and test web applications in the cloud environment. MuleSoft recently announced CloudCat product availability and a partnership with cloud infrastructure hosting provider GoGrid.
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Eclipse Virgo Project Approved
The Eclipse Virgo project has been approved at Eclipse, and provisioning and initial code import will be happening in the next week or two. Eclipse Virgo is the new name for SpringSource dm Server, which is also undergoing a license change from GPL to EPL to make it more acceptable for others to build and redistribute. Modular applications are the way of the future, and Eclipse Virgo will be key.
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Perspectives on the Conclusion of the Oracle - Sun Acquisition
After almost nine months of speculation and delay, Oracle has got the green light from EU which has lead to the completion of Sun’s acquisition. The announcement was followed by an all-day event were Oracle presented its future plans for the Sun technologies and platforms.
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SpringSource Moves dm Server to Eclipse.org and EPL License with Project Virgo
Today SpringSource announced the creation of the Virgo project which proposes transitioning dm Server to an EPL based Eclipse project.
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IBM Adds Support for XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 to WebSphere 7
IBM have released a feature pack which adds support for Xpath 2.0, XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 making WebSphere Application Server 7 the first application server with complete support for this most recent set of W3C XML standards. InfoQ talks IBM's Andrew Spyker, Chief Architect for the feature pack.
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Bundle.update: OSGi in Java EE, JSR 294 Marked Inactive
Since the last bundle.update, a number of interesting events have occurred in the OSGi and modular Java space. JSR 294 has been (automatically) marked as inactive, the Enterprise Expert Group has released draft 4, WebSphere will allow direct running of OSGi applications and upcoming OSGi conferences have early bird discounts and call for speakers finishing soon.
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Java EE 6, Glassfish 3 and NetBeans 6.8 Released: Q&A with EE 6 Specification Lead Roberto Chinnici
Following the final approval vote for Java EE 6 last week, Sun has today released the Java EE 6 SDK, GlassFish Version 3 and NetBeans 6.8. InfoQ talks to EE 6 Specification Lead Roberto Chinnici about the significance of EE 6 for enterprise Java developers, key architectural lessons gained from working on the specification, and the future direction of the platform.
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Will the Web Profile make “Enterprise Java” Attractive to Web Developers?
The latest version of Enterprise Java, which was approved a few days ago, features a capability for function-based profiles. The first one published is the Web Profile, which aims at web developers, but it is uncertain if it will be enough to boost the platform’s adoption in a field with so many appealing offers.