SpringSource dm Server
Encyclopedia
SpringSource dm Server is an open source, OSGi
-based, Java application server
developed by SpringSource
, now a division of VMware
. SpringSource dm Server supports the deployment of OSGi bundles and unmodified Java web applications as well as OSGi-influenced Shared Libraries WARs and Shared Services WARs.
SpringSource dm Server is based on the Equinox OSGi implementation, part of the Eclipse
project; the Apache Tomcat
servlet container; The Spring Framework; and Spring Dynamic Modules for OSGi Service Platforms. The dm Server is licensed using the GNU General Public License version 3
; a commercial license is available..
SpringSource donated dm Server to Eclipse as the Virgo project later in 2010.
OSGi
The Open Services Gateway initiative framework is a module system and service platform for the Java programming language that implements a complete and dynamic component model, something that does not exist in standalone Java/VM environments...
-based, Java application server
Application server
An application server is a software framework that provides an environment in which applications can run, no matter what the applications are or what they do...
developed by SpringSource
SpringSource
SpringSource is a division of VMware that provides a suite of software products that accelerate the entire enterprise Java application life cycle of build, run, and manage. SpringSource employs open source leaders who created and drive innovation for Spring, a programming model for enterprise Java...
, now a division of VMware
VMware
VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary ....
. SpringSource dm Server supports the deployment of OSGi bundles and unmodified Java web applications as well as OSGi-influenced Shared Libraries WARs and Shared Services WARs.
SpringSource dm Server is based on the Equinox OSGi implementation, part of the Eclipse
Eclipse (software)
Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment and an extensible plug-in system...
project; the Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation...
servlet container; The Spring Framework; and Spring Dynamic Modules for OSGi Service Platforms. The dm Server is licensed using the GNU General Public License version 3
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
; a commercial license is available..
History
The SpringSource dm Server was originally announced as the SpringSource Application Platform on April 30, 2008. Version 1.0 of the SpringSource dm Server was released September 30, 2008. Version 2.0 was released January 12, 2010.SpringSource donated dm Server to Eclipse as the Virgo project later in 2010.