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GlassFish v3 Prelude Released
Sun Microsystems and the Project GlassFish community have announced the release of GlassFish v3 Prelude, a modular, lightweight Web 2.0 development and deployment platform. The announcement underscores the momentum of the GlassFish v2 application server, which notched eight million downloads and over 200,000 product registrations in the previous twelve months.
This article summarizes the features in the GlassFish v3 Prelude application server and provides links to more information and downloads.
Contents
- New Features
- Modular Architecture Based on OSGi
- Rapid Redeployment Feature
- Native Rails Deployment Support
- Benefits and Additional Features
- Conclusion
- References
New Features
The features of GlassFish v3 Prelude that should prove most important to developers are:
* Modular architecture based on OSGi
* Rapid redeployment — maintains session state on Java Web application redeploy
* Native Rails deployment support
GlassFish v3 Prelude is available for immediate download. Support is available with Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude.
Modular Architecture Based on OSGi
GlassFish v3 Prelude re-hosts existing Java Web 2.0 technologies on a microkernel OSGi-based architecture. The microkernel architecture makes GlassFish v3 Prelude a lightweight deployment platform that starts quickly and uses resources sparingly because it only starts those services required to support deployed applications.
Moreover, you can add features to the platform dynamically without having to restart. The additional ability to host dynamic languages makes GlassFish v3 Prelude ideal for hosted virtual environments.
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