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The details of Java EE 6 have been getting hashed out for quite a few months in the JSR 316 expert group, which I am part of. The goal of this article is to give you an overview of the changes in Java ...

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One of the more interesting aspects of Java EE 6 to me is the concept of profiles, and the profile that’s gotten much of the attention is the Web profile. This is, in short, a more lightweight subset ...

When Java developers start talking about application servers, Tomcat is often thrown into the mix. After all, it’s one of the most popular options for lightweight development scenarios, and in many ...

What is the best application server? The answer depends on what an enterprise is looking for. Compare Apache Tomcat to these four offerings to see which Java app server fits. Continue Reading ...

What's the first big-enterprise name that pops into your head when you hear "Java community" these days? Oracle, of course, but also IBM, and lately Apple. How about Red Hat? Red Hat doesn't always ...

With the finalization of the Java EE 8 platform on the horizon, Oracle on Thursday said it's considering moving Java Enterprise Edition technologies to an open source foundation. The move, Oracle said ...

The open source OpenXava project, which recently announced its 4.8 release, is filling a niche among enterprise developers charged with building Web apps fast. Built in Java, the OpenXava framework is ...

Java being fully open-sourced has been a long, long time coming. While Sun open-sourced some of Java as long ago as November 2006, actually using Java in an open-source way was… troublesome. Just ask ...