Java CAPS Resources
I have received a few request on where to get more information on Java CAPS.
The first point of call should be the Java CAPS page on Sun. This can be found here.
The second place to look is to download the documentation for Java CAPS. To do this, go to http://docs.sun.com and do a search for "Composite Application". This will bring up all the documentation for all versions of Java CAPS.
This site is also great to gather any other documentation for any other Sun product.
Now, other resources I find useful is the blog of a colleage and friend - Michael Czapski which can be found at http://blogs.sun.com/javacapsfieldtech/
Michael also has a book coming out in June (At least according to the Amazon web site) on Java CAPS which can be found here which will be a great resource for any Java CAPS users.
Now, another question I get often is "Where can I download a copy of Java CAPS to use or for evaluation?". Well, the simple answer is that you can't at the moment. Java CAPS is not open source or free software. So to get a copy, your best bet is to contact your local Sun office or Sun representative and let them know you are interested in Java CAPS. They may be able to work out an evaluation licence.
Given that,
Open ESB is a Sun open source project that gives free ESB capability. Its not quite Java CAPS, but it is free to use even in production. The only problem is that you cannot get support for it.
Open ESB is available as part of Netbeans 6 which is the free IDE (Integrated Development Environment) available from Sun.
Posted at 02:52PM Feb 05, 2008 by Holger Paffrath in Sun | Comments[5]
Hi Holger,
Thanks for your effort to create a better awareness and understanding of JCAPS. But I am intrigued that until sometime ago, the download for JCAPS 5.1.1 is available through sun. But Sun has stopped providing the download now.
Link: http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/order_confirmation/
After Clicking on 'Get the Product Now', JCAPS alone is missing from the list.
I suppose that there are more versions like 5.1.2, 5.2 and the much expected 6.0 versions of JCAPS. Is there any possibility of getting the software through sun for educational purposes?
Please consider that the customer base of sun will obviously increase based on the knowledge communities available. Also the Business philosophy of sun is going through the Open Source way. Please advice on getting the product.
Posted by Sivaraman on February 05, 2008 at 06:33 PM EST #
Wow, I was completely unaware that 5.1.1 was available for download at any point in time. I'll have to make a few enquiries and find out what happened.
As for getting the software for educational purposes, I think (This is my own personal opinion) that Sun will eventualy make Java CAPS available open source like it has with so much of its other software products, but Sun may not be ready to do so at present. Exactly why, I'm not privy to.
The best bet at present is to contact Sun and inquire about getting a copy.
Posted by Holger Paffrath on February 06, 2008 at 01:11 PM EST #
Hi -
At the Sun Tech Days conference last year, we were told that SeeBeyond now Java CAPS would be made open source and released shortly. And the revenue model would be similar to that of JBoss. Its been a while now, is there some action on that front?
Posted by Danesh on March 14, 2008 at 03:33 AM EST #
Hi Holger - Your note indicates that JavaCAPS can't be available online because "Java CAPS is not open source or free software". To be accurate, these two dimensions are orthogonal.
It is possible (and quite common) to have non-Open Source software freely available for testing testing and evaluation. Some non-OSS is even available free Right-to-Use (RTU).
Conversely, it is possible to have software under an Open Source license that is not available as a binary. This is not common as usually somebody (the original group or another group) will download the sources and just build a distribution.
- eduard/o
Posted by Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart on June 02, 2008 at 02:56 AM EST #
Is it possible that JCAPS had some serious design bugs and hencs SUN did not chose to make it free download while all the other major java related products are freely downlad-able. Any thoughts.
Posted by Deepak on July 15, 2008 at 07:57 PM EST #