I would change the "certified Java Enterprise Edition" in the first paragraph to "certified Java Enterprise Edition 5.0"...i.e. add the 5.0.
Jeff Matt Hogstrom wrote: > I think I addressed many of the concerns. Special thanks to Amy > Hocraffer for some great ideas to better organize and spiff up the > announcement. > > Please take a few minutes and comments and review. Also, please make > sure our claims are accurate :) > > ===== DRAFT ===== > > > Apache Geronimo Version 2.0 released by Apache Software Foundation > > > date/time/location—The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced today > the release of Apache Geronimo Version 2.0. This release represents the > latest open source Java Enterprise Edition 5.0 application server from > the Apache Geronimo project, and continues the evolution of the Apache > Geronimo server by adding new features and capabilities to a fully > compliant and certified Java Enterprise Edition container suitable for > everything from a development environment to enterprise-level deployments. > > Apache Geronimo Version 2.0 introduces several new features like > simplified development, improved diagnostics and flexible assemblies. > Simplified deployment is achieved through the use of standards based > programming model enhancements found in Java Enterprise Edition 5.0. > Some of the new features include: > Streamlined development options provided with Java Enterprise Edition 5.0 > EJB 3.0 persistence > A programming model that uses annotations to express developer defaults > in the source code > > Improved diagnostic capabilities include enhanced logging, class loader > viewer as well as JMX browser all available from the included console. > Change logging levels on the fly as well as view existing logs with a > set of filters. Looking for a class and wondering where it came from? > The class loader viewer let’s you find them. Want to see or change the > attributes for MBeans in the server? The JMX browser allows you to > navigate the MBeans in the server in a simple tree format without having > to hook up external consoles or third party products. > > Flexible assemblies are realized through the project’s continued > promotion of the ”Little G” Version 2.0—a lightweight container offering > for projects that don’t need the full feature set of Java Enterprise > Edition 5.0. Perfect for web-service and SOA deployments, "Little G" > brings the modularity, manageability and extensibility of Apache > Geronimo to a lightweight assembly that is small in footprint but full > of capability. > > This flexible, user-friendly, and easy-to-configure application server > is built from best-of-breed open source components and is fully licensed > under the Apache Software License, offering multiple benefits to > organizations and their development teams. They can use Apache Geronimo > as-is or, if they so choose, create their own custom offerings without > the restrictions imposed by other Open Source licenses. > > Finally, Apache Geronimo 2.0 is breaks new ground with as the first Open > Source Application Server to provide its users with two certified Web > Services implementations. Users can choose between Apache Axis and > Apache CXF for their JAX-WS Web Services provider. Flexibility and > choice, you have both with Apache Geronimo. > > The software can be downloaded for free from the Apache Geronimo web > site ( http://geronimo.apache.org/). > > > About the Apache Software Foundation > > The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal and > financial support for a broad range of open source software projects. > The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual > property and financial contributions, while simultaneously limiting > contributors' potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and > meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver > enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large > communities of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for all > users--commercial and individual--to deploy Apache products. For more > information on The Apache Software Foundation, please visit > http://www.apache.org/. > > > Java, J2EE and Java Enterprise Edition are trademarks or registered > trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other > countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks herein are > property of their respective owners. > > ===== DRAFT ===== > >
