Expresso 5.0 - a major new release is now available for download. This major release includes more than 50 new features, many feature and performance improvements, package updates, as well as significant JavaDoc and documentation updates. Download freely from: http://www.jcorporate.com/product/expresso.html > Download link.
Expresso is an open source architectural J2EE framework comprising application development components which extends Struts for developing database-driven web applications. Expresso has more than 100,000 downloads and is the largest framework community with about 4500 developers on it's listserv. Highlights of the Expresso 5.0 release include: - Additional Struts Integration including Tiles integration, ActionForms, Radio Input types, Combobox tag, and an Expresso-aware html:link tag that will work with Transitions. - Refactored Authentication and Registration including Login prompt automation, email address validation and Redirection support - Clean & Universal URL support - Basic Workflow Capabilities - Container-Based Authentication Integration - SSL Integration Capabilities: now can transition into and out of SSL web pages and still maintain session state. - Security Enhancements have been made. - many DBObjects improvements including a new class that can have Row level permissions. - BLOB/CLOB datatypes Support - JNDI Compatible Data Connections: critical for JTA compatibility as well as some drivers for, for example, DB2 databases. - i18n Improvements: Error Collections can have keys to Message Bundles with this tag. Polish and Chinese language support added. Please refer to the Change log for the complete list. http://www.jcorporate.com/econtent/Content.do?state=resource&resource=79 8 Contact and Location Example demos are available for download at: http://www.jcorporate.com/econtent/Content.do?state=template&template=2&; db=default&resource=767 > Downloads link For more information on Struts users getting started with Expresso please see "Expresso/Struts Integration Summary" at: http://www.jcorporate.com/econtent/Content.do?state=resource&resource=58 6 This release is also credited to the many community members that have offered their contributions, support and feedback. Regards -- The Expresso Team ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff SERVLET-INTEREST". Archives: http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/servlet-interest.html Resources: http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/external-resources.html LISTSERV Help: http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/user/user.html
