![]() On 8 February 2005, Sun Microsystems released Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 that supports the J2EE 1.4 specification. A basic version is free to download, but not open source. In March 2004, Sun Microsystems released Sun Java System Application Server 8 that supports the J2EE 1.4 specification. It is based on the iPlanet Web Server and the J2EE reference implementation A basic version is free to download, but not open source. In October 2003, Sun Microsystems released Sun ONE Application Server 7 that supports the J2EE 1.3 specification. It uses a derivative of Apache Tomcat as the servlet container for serving web content, with an added component called Grizzly which uses Java non-blocking I/O (NIO) for scalability and speed. GlassFish is based on source code released by Sun and Oracle Corporation's TopLink persistence system. Such services can be discovered and injected at runtime. HK2 abstracts the OSGi module system to provide components, which can also be viewed as services. It also runs with Equinox OSGi or Knopflerfish OSGi runtimes. Optional components can also be installed for additional services.īuilt on a modular kernel powered by OSGi, GlassFish runs straight on top of the Apache Felix implementation. This allows developers to create enterprise applications that are portable and scalable, and that integrate with legacy technologies. GlassFish is the Eclipse implementation of Jakarta EE (formerly the reference implementation from Oracle) and as such supports EJB, JPA, JSF, JMS, RMI, JSP, servlets, etc. 3 Roadmap and end of Oracle commercial support."Find a way to at least support a development setting based on a very lightweight server and only deploy to a full blown in production."Ĭhris Kanaracus covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. It would be beneficial for GlassFish users if Oracle created a "clear upgrade path" to WebLogic, he added. In addition, "customers demand more frequent releases and security patches which also end up in the OSS version." "If a vendor is not only developing an open source alternative but also has a commercial offering, this leads to different things that will be taken care of implicitly," such as the fact that bugs found by customers will end up in the open-source release, he wrote. However, "Oracle obviously did not make enough money out of the commercial licenses otherwise they wouldn't have killed the offering at all," he added.īut GlassFish may suffer as a purely open source project, in Eisele's view. "GlassFish was something to worry about right from the start," Eisele wrote in a blog post on Tuesday, noting that Oracle killed its own application server in favor of WebLogic, which it gained by purchasing BEA.īut in fact, "Oracle did a decent job in nurturing the community and keeping their stuff together," Eisele said. ![]() ![]() Oracle's decision regarding GlassFish didn't come as a huge surprise to technology consultant Markus Eisele. GlassFish is not the first Sun product Oracle has given up trying to directly make money on, following its 2011 decision to submit the code base to the Apache Software Foundation. "We don't have precise data on the size of the GlassFish community that buys Oracle support, but it seems small to me. "That being said, I doubt many shops will be affected by this product move," Rymer added. Licenses for WebLogic Standard Edition are $10,000, while Enterprise Edition and WebLogic Suite cost $25,000 and $45,000 per processor, respectively. Oracle charges US$5,000 per processor license for its commercial distribution of GlassFish. ![]() "Folks that prefer GlassFish as their Oracle-supported production Java server now are looking at a big rise in costs," Forrester Research analyst John Rymer said via email on Tuesday. Oracle's decision presents a mixed bag of outcomes, in one observer's view. However, "going forward, Oracle WebLogic Server will be the single strategic commercially supported application server from Oracle," the post reiterated. GlassFish Server Open Source Edition continues to be the strategic foundation for Java EE reference implementation going forward." "Java EE 7 has been released and planning for Java EE 8 has begun. "Oracle is committed to the future of Java EE," it states.
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