On 8/20/07, Matt Hogstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now that we've gotten through the issues that stalled 2.0 we have a > successful vote and I've updated the Press Release as well with > version information. > > This should be pretty good as it was the mostly approved version > before the security problem. > > Please review and perhaps the PRC can comment on their timings so we > can get in sync. > > Thanks > > ===== DRAFT ===== > > Apache Geronimo Version 2.0.1 released by Apache Software Foundation > > date/time/location—The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced > today the release of Apache Geronimo Version 2.0.1 (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 2.0.1 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 also provides 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 which are all available from the > web based 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.
Can we add a line or two about the the Certification Authority? I guess Geronimo is unique in this regard. "Certification Authority portlet lets you setup a Certification Authority, your own Public-Key Infrastructure, very easily and use server/client Digital Certificates for securing your applications." 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/>/ ). > > 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 <http://www.apache.org/>/. > > Java, J2EE, Java Enterprise Edition, and Enterprise JavaBeans 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 =====
