A news update on JAXB 2.1 (planned for GlassFish V2). On the spec front, Kohsuke has written several blogs on the proposed changes including Specification Highlights, support for Separate Compilation and Use as a DI Container. He has also released the EA1 Implementation available separatedly and at the Maven Rep. The implementation also supports Better Linkage with FI, Better Customization and enables a better JAXB Eclipse Plugin.

For more information check here and here. BTW, note there is also a New Implementation of the current spec. More information at the JAXB home page and and in the JAXB Annoucements.

Thanks to the work of Carlos, the GlassFish JARs at the Java.Net Maven Repository repositories are now synched periodically to the ibiblio maven/maven2 repositories. See, for example, the JAXB RI jars and JAXB API jars. Thanks to Kohsuke for working with Carlos and for the tip

GlassFish components in the repository include: StAX, JAX-RPC, JAXP 1.4, Java Persistence and EJB 3.0, JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.0 and JSP 2.1, XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ. More components will be added in the future.

Santiago reports the Addition of StAX to the Java.Net Maven Repository.

GlassFish components in the repository include: StAX, JAX-RPC, JAXP 1.4, Java Persistence and EJB 3.0, JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.0 and JSP 2.1, XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ. More components will be added in the future.

Ed reports on a Refresh of the JSF Components in the Java.Net Maven Repository. The repository is continuously updated; there is also work on a Maven 2 repository and in synchronizing with the iBiblio repository. We will report on that in the near future.

GlassFish components in the repository include: JAX-RPC, JAXP 1.4, Java Persistence and EJB 3.0, JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.0 and JSP 2.1, XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ. More components will be added in the future.

One more GlassFish addition to the Java.Net Maven Repository: Jitu reports that JAX-RPC 1.1 is the latest Addition to the Maven Repository.

Earlier additions to the repository include: JAXP 1.4, Java Persistence and EJB 3.0, JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.0 and JSP 2.1, XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ.

We continue to add GlassFish components to the Java.Net Maven Repository: Santiago reports that JAXP 1.4 (part of Java SE 6 (Mustang)) is the latest Addition to the Maven Repository.

Earlier additions to the repository include: Java Persistence and EJB 3.0, JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.0 and JSP 2.1, XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ.

One of the goals in Project GlassFish is to make the Java EE 5 Reference Implementation widely available to the Java Community in a high-volume distribution like the Java EE 5 SDK. But we are equally interested in the adoption of individual components that can be used in other Java EE 5 projects. To help with the latter goal, we have created a Maven Repository, we are continously Adding More Components to it, and we are actively promoting reuse of these components; and we are already getting results.

Kohsuke just wrote a short note on More Frameworks Using JAXB 2.0 Directly. This is a partial list - for instance, TMaxSoft is not listed but they are using JAXB 2.0 directly and indirectly as part of the Web Services Stack. Also, there are several other groups that are considering using JAXB 2.0 individually or as part of the JAX-WS 2.0 implementation.

Please help us spread out the word about the availability of this repository.

Just before JavaOne the JavaPersistence team posted three new components to the Java.Net Maven Repository: 1 for persistence-api persistence-api.jar, and 2 for toplink toplink-essentials.jar and toplink-essentials-agent.jar.

The intention is to update these, and other GlassFish components at regular intervals, we hope to stabilize that in the next few weeks as part of clarifying the GF v2 processes.

Earlier additions include: JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.5 and JSP 2.0 and JSP 2.1, XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ.

Note: I updated the entry with the correct Servlet/JSP releases.

I was talking with a friend last week and he was surprised when I mentioned that there was an active Maven repository with many GlassFish bits. Seems it is time for another recap of highlights of Project GlassFish...

• GF is an Open Source, Community Based implementation of Java EE 5. • Java EE 5 is a huge improvement over earlier J2EE versions (J1 Keynotes). • GF is Production Quality and has very Good Performance. • GF is delivered in SJS AS 9.0, Java EE 5 SDK, and NetBeans 5.5. • GF has already affected adoption and is getting analyst attention [1], [2]. • GF is used by other groups like in JEUS 6 Preview from TMaxSoft. • GF has many goodies, including Java DB and Java Blueprints. • GF is committed to your favorite framework. • GF is at the forefront of JPA adoption. • GF Web Services stack is very good and it is getting better and better. • GF's Grizzly delivers top Web Tier performance and flexibility. • GF has Developer Support, Training and more. • GF supports AJAX and Scripting. • GF has platform and tool SOA support, including JBI and BPEL. • GF is used directly for the official Reference Implementation of Java EE 5. • GF is the code base for the Sun Java System Application Server. • GF will incorporate the enterprise features available today in SJS AS 8.x. • Many components are in the Maven Repository; and more soon. • We are already working on the next releases (more).

Let me know if I am forgetting something and I'll update this list. Earlier summaries of Project GlassFish include Why GlassFish? and Misconceptions about GlassFish. In general, check TheAquarium for the latest news.

In keeping with making GlassFish components easily available for developers, there are more JARs added to our Maven Repository: JSTL 1.2, Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0

Earlier additions include: XML Stream, Fast Infoset, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ.

The latest addition to our Maven Repository is Japex. Earlier additions include: Fast Infoset and XML Stream Buffer, JSFs, JavaMail and Activation, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ.

Ryan reports that all the RIs for JSF are now at Maven. That includes the "final" JSF 1.1, the one that has the latest bug fixes, as well as the latest JSF 1.2.

Our plan is to push all the JARs in GlassFish there; we won't get there by JavaOne, but that is where we are going. Check these previous related announcements: Recent Recap of the Repository, JavaMail and JAF Activation, JAXB Jars, JAX-WS and SAAJ.