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Paul pushed out the latest GF Admin GeoMap to reflect data from Feb 07 to May 08. A quick region-by-region comparison shows that the largest increase is in Latin America; Colombia grew more than 100%!
Month-to-month growth for several areas, based on hits:
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• US - 18%
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Rimuhosting now Supports GlassFish. Their application came just a bit too late to make it into the formal GlassFish Partner Showcase but they will be added early next week, when we are all back from JavaOne. |
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The Spring Framework (2.5.4) is now available at the GlassFish v2 Update Center (UC@TA). Installation should be straight-forward: after installing GlassFish v2, run the updatecenter via: $GLASSFISH_ROOT/updatecenter/bin/updatetool There are a couple of post-intallation steps to do; check out the details at Pramod's Note and let us know of your experience, positive or negative. |
Note this is the GF v2 update center. And thanks to Rajeshaw to help pushing the module out.
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We now have a name for Sun's commercial distribution of Sailfin: Sun GlassFish Communications Server. Sailfin will support SIP Servlet 1.1 and can be used to develop applications using IM, VoIP and shared multimedia. The initial release is expected in the fall of this year and will be aligned with GF v2.1. |
Check the Press Release for more details. Also, Ericsson and Sun are holding a Contest for Sailfin Applications. And previous entries on Sailfin at TheAquarium are here.
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The Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server (nee Sun Java System Application Server) has a new, additional, "unlimited" pricing option. The offering was announced in the GlassFish Combo PR. As of this writing, the pricing has not yet propagated to the GF Subscriptions Page, but I know the concept is modeled on the MySQL Enterprise Unlimited offering. |
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Today Sun is launching a new partner program for the GlassFish Server. This program is initially targeted at ISVs and hosting providers but we have also seen high interest from SIs, consultants and trainers and we will expand it in that direction in the near future - check the Program Info to apply. |
The initial companies in the program are listed below in alphabetical order. the list is growing, so check the Online Parter Showcase. Also, if you contacted us and you are not listed, please be patient and we will process your submission in the next few days.
• AdventNet
• BosTech Corporation
• CA - Wily Technology
• CGI
• Continuent
• DocDoku
• eApps Hosting
• Ericsson
• Funambol
• G2One
• MyEclipse
• GigaSpaces
• Halcyon
• Hyperic HQ
• ICEfaces
• ITAC Software
• JackBe
• JInspired
• Joyent
• jVantage
• Kaazing
• Liferay
• DaliCMS
• Manor N' Rock
• N(i)2
• NGASI
• Noemax
• Nuxeo
• Orbeon Forms
• Pentaho
• Reflexis
• SitePen (DWR)
• SpringSource
• Synchronica
• Telepo
• Terracotta
• Traffix
• XAware.ORG
• WebAppCabaret Hosting
• WebTide
• XWiki
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Today Sun announced that we will be renaming our distribution of the GlassFish AppServer from "Sun Java System Application Server" to "Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server" to more clearly articulate its relationship with GlassFish. |
I believe the new name will not kick in formally until the next release, which would be GF v2.1. Post any questions about the change as comments to this entry and we will address them.
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JavaOne is proving to be its normal self. I had totally missed the GF v3 Admin Plugin Contest! I think it is a Nazrul/Anil special... Anyhow, thanks to Ken for the tip; go check the rules for the contest so you will have a chance to win a Canon SD1000 camera. And, if you think you have a really cool idea for a plugin, go an submit it to the GAP program; we still have a few openings. |
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The release of the EJB 3.1 EDR Spec early last month generated good feedback but there is nothing like an implementation to help understand the spec so... Mahesh and the implementation team have just pushed out an EA of EJB3.1 that installs as a container in the newly available GFv3 TP2. Check out the Features Available and How to Install it. Also see Ken's intro to the plugin. |
Check it out and please give us feedback. Enjoy!
JavaOne is always a forcing function for announcements, releases, deals, etc. Some happen during the week, some the weeks before - makes it a bit hard to keep up, but now that CommunityOne is over, I'll try to start catching up...
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New Previews of JavaEE 6 Specifications:
• Rajiv announces the latest
Servlet 3.0 Draft Spec
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Go check them out and provide feedback; it's the only way to ensre that the future specifications will satisfy your needs.
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GlassFish v3 TP2 is now available! Start at the Download Page; the release itself is just 22MB as a ZIP. Check: QuickStart Guide, Content, Tutorial and Documentation Index. |
This is the new modular, OSGi-based, version of the GlassFish Server. You will note it starts very fast (you can use "--verbose" for timing info). Once up it is listening on port 8080 (by default) and you get the Up and Running Page. Services are loaded (and downloaded if necessary!) as needed.
For example, if you go request the administration console it will be loaded and you will see the familiar Login Screen, and, behind it, the Administration Tasks.
GF v3 TP2 includes the new IPS-based package tool, and its associated Update Center 2. These tools are written in Python and the python packages will be downloaded on demand. Note that the Python Window kit (wxpython2.8), used by the UC2, is 128MB.
This release is described as a Technology Preview 2, but we believe it is actually quite solid; my hats off to the team for pulling it off!
Added: Also see Ludo's note on GFv3 TP2 and NB 6.1.
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iTAC software is a recent addition to the list of GlassFish stories. It is quite unique in the sense that the software developed by this ISV in the automotive, electronics and medical sectors isn't a traditional business or web application, but rather a full Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). |
iTAC uses GlassFish v2, rich Java Swing clients, and an Oracle back-end to support hundreds of simultaneous clients and up to 3 million calls a day. Make sure you read the story and the full questionnaire for more details.
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More GlassFish v3 news: Vivek is using the Embeddable GFv3 that Kohsuke had been working to Embed GFv3 with Grails. I guess this is not really a pre-announcement because it was not planned; people are just playing around doing demos for CommunityOne... -) So come to CommunityOne to check it out. Added: Also see Kohsuke's Note. |
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CommunityOne is free but space is limited; register now! |
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You heard that GF v3 now uses OSGi. A number of things follow from there, for example, you can load GF inside Eclipse! See Ludo's reference in his latest post with the rest of his Busy Schedule. We will show more of GlassFish v3 at different events this next week. The first opportunity is during the C1 GF overview/roadmap session, this Monday at 11, in Esplanade 307 (Special Events). GlassFish (v2 and v3) will also make a number of appearances, in lead and supporting roles, during all of JavaOne. |
CommunityOne is a FREE event; you can Register Here.
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It has been a while, but Kazem is back! And very good timing, CommunityOne and JavaOne are being a real madhouse this year. I think Kazen's current cartoon "Bringing People Together" is about GFv3 and our OSGi support :-) Older cartoons are now tagged with Cartoon. Enjoy! |
