Looks good to me ... just a few comments:
One typo I noted in the new text ... "... flexibility of Apache Geornimo
which already *provides* two certified ..."
The mention of EJB 3.0 twice in the third paragraph and the subsequent
list seems a little redundant but I guess it doesn't cause any harm.
Joe
Kevan Miller wrote:
I tried to keep changes to a minimum. Since Matt used blue fonts, I've
marked changes with a black font...
--kevan
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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 (http://geronimo.apache.org
<http://geronimo.apache.org/>). 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.
The newly released Apache Geronimo 2.0 breaks new ground as the
first Open Source Application Server to provide two certified JAX-WS
Web Services implementations: Apache Axis2 and Apache CXF. This
capability further highlights the flexibility of Apache Geronimo which
already two certified Web Container implementations: Apache Tomcat and
Jetty.
Geronimo 2.0 also introduces new features such as 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. This includes
support for the Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 specification as
implemented by the Apache OpenEJB and Apache OpenJPA projects.
Here is a list of some of these programming enhancements:
- 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.
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 <http://geronimo.apache.org/>/ ).
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