The Apache Tomcat team announces the immediate availability of Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 BETA.
Apache Tomcat 8.0 is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Unified Expression Language, Java WebSocket and Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers technologies. Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 is intended to replace 8.0.x and includes new features pulled forward from the 9.0.x branch. The notable changes since 8.5.x include: - Added support for HTTP/2, and TLS virtual hosting - Added support for JASPIC 1.1 - The BIO connectors, support for Windows Itanium and support for Comet have been removed Please refer to the change log for the complete list of changes: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.5-doc/changelog.html Downloads: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi Migration guides from Apache Tomcat 5.5.x, 6.0.x and 7.0.x: http://tomcat.apache.org/migration.html Enjoy! - The Apache Tomcat team
