Sun Java System Application Server PE 9.0 is the first robust commercial Java EE 5 compatible application server in the market. It is 100% derived from GlassFish open source project, and boasts a significant number of new features that make building robust, scalable enterprise applications easier than ever. SJSAS PE 9.0 greatly increases developer productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of code needed to be written.

The Java System Application Server PE 9.0 enables enterprises to standardize on the new Java EE 5 application server for developing and deploying enterprise-class applications and services — without incurring product license fees. Its small footprint and free development and deployment licenses also make it extremely suitable for bundling and distribution with Java EE applications, subject to Sun’s current terms and conditions.

Unlike other commercially available application servers, the Application Server PE 9.0 is built on the very platform that defines the Java EE standard—Java EE 5 Reference Implementation source code. The same development team that delivers the Reference Implementation created the Application Server PE 9.0. This assures the most rigorous Java EE standards compliance and Web services interoperability through support of the Web Services Interoperability Profiles (WS-I). Enterprises and application vendors benefit from this Java EE standards- focused approach, because it reduces the risk of proprietary lock-in and enables compliant applications that are portable across compliant application servers — without costly modifications.

The Java System Application Server 9.0 is also available in an Enterprise Edition (EE), providing additional features such as higher performance and load balancing, as well as clustering and monitoring capabilities.

The Java System Application Server is a medium-sized application server aimed for enterprise customers, but instead of feature richness it focuses on standards compliancy. Not as attractive as WebLogic or WebSphere enterprise-wise.

System requirements:

• 256 MB RAM, 250 MB disk space

Supported operating systems:

• Solaris 9/10, 64-bit Solaris 10, Windows Server 2003/2000/2000 Advanced Server/XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3/4

Supported databases:

• Any JDBC-compliant database

Documented features:

• Java EE 5, JAF 1.1, JAXR 1.0, JAX-RPC 1.1, JAX-WS 2.0; JAXB 2.0, JACC) 1.1, JavaMail 1.4, Java Servlet 2.5, JTA 1.1, Java EE Application Deployment 1.2; Java EE Connector Architecture 1.5; Java EE Management 1.1, JMS 1.1, JSP 2.1, EJB 3.0, WS-I Basic Profile 1.0, Java SE 5, SAAJ 1.3, JSTL 1.2, StAX 1.0, Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform 2.0, JSF 1.2, Java Web Services for Java EE 1.2, Common Annotations 1.0

References:

• Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9.0 Update 1 (http://www.sun.com/software/products/appsrvr_pe/index.xml)