Sun Java System Application Server
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The Oracle GlassFish Server (formerly Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server, and previously Sun Java System Application Server, or SJSAS), is a platform for delivering server-side Java applications and Web services. Produced by Sun Microsystems
, the SJSAS is a Java EE
5 certified application server and is a core part of the Java Enterprise System. Product features are detailed under GlassFish
. SJSAS supports integrated development technologies such as NetBeans
and Eclipse.
SJSAS is being developed as the GlassFish
open source project, dual licensed under the CDDL
and GPL v2
with the Classpath Exception. This includes code from other companies such as Oracle Corporation
for TopLink Essentials and Ericsson
for SIP
Servlet support, as well as dozens of individual contributors. The Aquarium blog is a source for staying current with GlassFish news.
The GlassFish FAQ describes in detail how GlassFish relates to the Sun Java System Application Server.
In February 2010, when Oracle Corporation
acquired Sun Microsystems
, the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server was renamed to Oracle GlassFish Server.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, the SJSAS is a Java EE
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition or Java EE is widely used platform for server programming in the Java programming language. The Java platform differs from the Java Standard Edition Platform in that it adds libraries which provide functionality to deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, multi-tier...
5 certified application server and is a core part of the Java Enterprise System. Product features are detailed under GlassFish
GlassFish
GlassFish is an open source application server project started by Sun Microsystems for the Java EE platform and now sponsored by Oracle Corporation. The supported version is called Oracle GlassFish Server...
. SJSAS supports integrated development technologies such as NetBeans
NetBeans
NetBeans refers to both a platform framework for Java desktop applications, and an integrated development environment for developing with Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Groovy, C, C++, Scala, Clojure, and others...
and Eclipse.
SJSAS is being developed as the GlassFish
GlassFish
GlassFish is an open source application server project started by Sun Microsystems for the Java EE platform and now sponsored by Oracle Corporation. The supported version is called Oracle GlassFish Server...
open source project, dual licensed under the CDDL
Common Development and Distribution License
Common Development and Distribution License is a free software license, produced by Sun Microsystems, based on the Mozilla Public License , version 1.1....
and GPL v2
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....
with the Classpath Exception. This includes code from other companies such as Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
for TopLink Essentials and Ericsson
Ericsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
for SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is an IETF-defined signaling protocol widely used for controlling communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . The protocol can be used for creating, modifying and terminating two-party or multiparty sessions...
Servlet support, as well as dozens of individual contributors. The Aquarium blog is a source for staying current with GlassFish news.
The GlassFish FAQ describes in detail how GlassFish relates to the Sun Java System Application Server.
In February 2010, when Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
acquired Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server was renamed to Oracle GlassFish Server.