WSO2 ESB fixes the Firefox3

WSO2 ESB Team has done the 1.7.1 release of the product which is a minor bug fix release of the user interface layer in-order to support the Firefox3 browser

Coherence appears in AbeBooks.com application

Tangosol sitings are a bit fewer since the company became part of Oracle. SearchSOA.com ran a piece in which a Coherence user speaks a bit about event processing for a rare-book site. Oracle has made a push to in-memory architecture and application caching, not to mention Grid. [Or Cloud if you prefer.]

New Article: A Finite State Machine for Asynchronous Services

"Asynchronous Processes Modeled as Persistent Finite State Machines" by Benjamin Possolo describes and implements a finite state machine for asynchronous services using JEE.

Simple 4.0 - Java HTTP Engine

The Simple HTTP engine has released version 4.0. Simple is a truly asynchronous HTTP engine capable of scaling to enormous loads with a limited number of servicing threads. It also has a fully comprehensive API that provides as much, if not more, convenience to the developer than the Java Servlet API.

Stripes 1.5 released

Stripes 1.5 is available for immediate download. Stripes is a presentation framework for building web applications using the latest Java technologies.

Jitterbit 2.0 Available for Download

Jitterbit Inc., a provider of open source integration software, today announced the availability of Jitterbit 2.0 Enterprise and Community.

Jt - Java Pattern Oriented Framework (Jt 2.7)

Jt2.7 has been released. Jt is a pattern oriented framework for the rapid implementation of Java applications. Jt has been utilized in several large mission critical systems. Jt implements many well-known patterns including Data Access Objects (DAO), GoF design patterns and J2EE patterns.

Elastica: A free rules-based EJB load balancer for JBoss

Elastica 1.3.0 has just been released and is available for free download. Elastica is a highly efficient and extensible, rules-based load-balancer for JBoss 4 that adds dynamic behavior to EJB load balancing. Rules can be defined to redirect EJB requests according to request data, server performance data, or even the time of day.

Guide to Performance and Runtime JVM Monitoring

Nicholas Whitehead, a senior technology architect from ADP, authored one of the best, most detailed guides to live, granular JVM monitoring, how to instrument an application after it's built, and how to live monitor a whole group of high-performance systems working together.

Projectivity 3.0 has been released and is now Open Source

Projectivity 3.0 the Open Source Enterprise Management Platform has just been released. Interesting enterprise management platform that includes some commercial support.

NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta now available

New features in NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta include support for Groovy and Grails, built-in support for Hibernate, Compile/Deploy on Save, JavaScript debugging for Firefox and IE, and much more.

TSS members save $200 off our sister event, The Ajax Experience

Our sister event, The Ajax Experience, comes to Boston this fall and TheServerSide.com community is entitled to a special discount. We recommend this conference for developers working or thinking about working with Ajax or rich Web technologies. The Ajax Experience is put on by Ajaxian.com, which is community-driven and vendor-neutral.

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Asynchronous Processes Modeled as Persistent Finite State Machines

Benjamin Possolo describes and implements a finite state machine for asynchronous services using JEE. (August 18, Article)

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A RESTful Core for Web-like Application Flexibility - Part 2 - Microkernel

Randy Kahle and Tom Hicks continue their series of RESTful computing with an explanation of the role of the microkernel. (August 7, Article)

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Putting Physhun To Work

Read more about the Physhun finite state modeling framework in Jim Ladd's article on a real life application. (August 5, Article)

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Are Java Web Applications Secure?

HDIV was designed for the purpose of addressing security issues in Web application frameworks by extending some of those frameworks to do such things as check of non editable data integrity and perform validations for editable data. Read about potential security problems and how HDIV attempts to address those problems. (July 30, Article)

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The Road to JBI: Paved with Good Intentions

Standards are a good thing, but sometimes we overreach. Ross Mason tells us how we overreached on JSR-208, and what to do about it. (July 28, Article)

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A RESTful Core for Web-like Application Flexibility - Part 1

Representational State Transfer (REST) computing offers developers and applications a number of advantages, including simplicity and flexibility in running applications. Tom Hicks and Randy Kahle begin this series on RESTful computing with the surprising topic of binding. (July 23, Article)

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Implementing Finite State Machines with Physhun and Spring

The Physhun project provides finite State Model persistence and transaction management with synchronous or asynchronous behavior. This article presents Physhun, a Spring-based framework for implementing complex processes through Finite State Machine models. (July 18, Article)

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Continuous Performance Management Across the Application Lifecycle

This video explains the benefits of concepts like Continuous Performance Management, which applies performance engineering continuously throughout each phase of the software lifecycle. (July 16, TechTalk)

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Best Practices for Developing Scalable Web 2.0 Applications

In this Tech Talk, filmed at TSSJS-Europe, Uri Cohen gives a demo that will show you the power of GigaSpaces' scaling, hot failover and self-healing capabilities. A sample Web application which uses Spring MVC and contains an AJAX web front-end and a GigaSpaces' backend will be scaled out. (July 15, TechTalk)

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Introduction to m2eclipse

The m2eclipse project provides support for Maven within the Eclipse IDE. It is a plugin which helps bridge the gaps between Maven and Eclipse. Read about how to use m2eclipse to integrate build management into your Eclipse environment. (July 14, Article)

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Scaling Your Java EE Applications - Part 2

In part two of this series, Wang Yu presents some surprising results of Java application scalability based on his experiences in a performance laboratory. (July 8, Article)

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Scaling Your Java EE Applications

Getting Java applications to scale requires an intimate understanding of the application, the JVM, and the underlying hardware. Wang Yu presents some surprising results of Java application scalability based on his experiences in a performance laboratory. (July 3, Article)

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Zero Turnaround for Java Development

In this podcast, JavaRebel development lead Jevgeni Kabanov discusses the value of zero turnaround to both development and production systems, and how JavaRebel helps achieve this goal. (June 27, Podcast)

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JSR 286 Portlets: Action-scoped Request Attributes

The recent Java Portlet Specification 2.0 final draft (JSR 286) addresses a shortcoming in the action-render model used in the current spec to be able to let the container take care of managing the attributes between action and render. (June 12, Article)

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New Features in EJB 3.1 - Part 4

The EJB 3.1 expert group is working on changes for the next version of the Java EE spec. Here's a preview of those changes. (June 12, Article)

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Review: Algorithms in Java

Algorithms in Java provides those who seek to understand underlying mechanisms for manipulating data and working with well-known algorithms using a familiar language. (June 12, Review)

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Free Book PDF Download: Mastering EJB Third Edition

Mastering EJB was one of the original and most influential EJB books in the industry. Mastering EJB III now returns with two new expert co-authors, updated for EJB 2.1 and 30% new chapters including security, integration, best practices, open source, and more.
(Book PDF Download)

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Building Content Oriented Integration Solutions With Mule and JCR

The latest version of the JCR transport for Mule ESB offers a set of features that can enable the creation of content oriented integration solutions. This article by David Dossot presents a simple scenario where all these features are leveraged. (June 9, Article)

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Extending Spring LDAP with an iBATIS-style XML Data Mapper

This article by Colin Lu explains how to use Spring's LDAP integration with an XML data mapper to make LDAP access from within Spring trivial. (May 20, Article)

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Application Server Matrix

The Application Server Matrix is a detailed listing of J2EE vendors and their application server products, with information on latest version numbers, J2EE spec support and licensing, pricing, platform support, and links to product downloads and reviews.
(Application Server Comparison Matrix)