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Project Shoal is the GMS (Group Management System) technology behind the GlassFish 2.x and Sailfin clustering features but it is also a standalone project which has just shipped version 1.1 (announcement). New features include new health state and client notifications, diagnostics, failure detection and scalability enhancements, as well as an experimental cross subnet support. The list of fixed bugs is pretty long (thanks to the GlassFish and Sailfin teams and to everyone filing issues). |
Code (binary and source) and documentation are all available today. Check out Shreedhar's post on this release.
This shoal 1.1 release is already integrated in the upcoming GlassFish v2.1.1 and Sailfin v2 products (both will ship simultaneously). Check out related blog posts tagged with shoal
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If you missed Kaj's announcement in the splashing news commotion at the latest MySQL Conference, then you may be interested to get this information again. There was a piece of news that should be extremely important for all the users. MySQL server binaries used to be split between Enterprise and Community, and they were released with separate schedules. Not anymore. Starting from April 2009, the MySQL Community and Enterprise editions are built from the same code, and they are released with the same frequency. |
There were rumors about the two editions being treated differently. Since we are talking about it, let me assure you that this is not the case. Both editions go through the same tests, and even more so now, since they come from the same tree. Until version 5.0.81, there was a separate tree for Community (with extra features), but now there is only one.
For every bug fix release, both editions are released on the same day.
Another difference that has disappeared is the version number. Previously, even numbers were for Enterprise, odd ones for Community. Now, every version number identifies both the Community and Enterprise edition.
Enjoy the best bits from MySQL. download at will!
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OpenDS is fast approaching version 1.2 (Release Candidate 2 was released late January) and Ludo has been sharing many tips for this release. Examples include: Troubleshooting OpenDS database, Disabling Schema checking, and Troubleshooting indexes and search performances. |
New in OpenDS 1.2 are SVR4 package for integration into OpenSolaris (with SMF and RBAC support), a data and schema browser (Control Panel), SASL support, and increased performance over the 1.0 release. Another major version (2.0) is planned for later this year with Assured Mode as its key feature.
As always, the software can be test-driven with the simplest possible JavaWebStart-powered install. See here for a couple of brief install videos.
Added - Ludo continues to post tips; also see Control the (LDAP) controls and performance from new ASN.1 library.
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MySQL, the most popular open source database, releases today, November 27, 2008, its version 5.1 GA (General Availability). Downloads are available for all operating systems. Version 5.1 introduces several enhancements to the already rich set of features. Most notable are partitioning, row based replication, the event scheduler, a new plugin infrastructure, and logs on demand. |
There are more new features, but the general improvement is better performance and manageability. Many users have already adopted MySQL 5.1 in production. Their feedback has been reported in the MySQL technical articles. Check them out. MySQL 5.1 is ready for prime time!
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NetBeans 6.5 beta is now available. The download page is a good place to get a first glimpse at the new features: JavaScript, Groovy, PHP, and more Java. The New and noteworthy document is another detailed resource (note that Milestone 2 = Beta). GlassFish v3 "Prelude" (what is "v3 Prelude"?) is included in the "Java Build" (124 MB) but also in the "Ruby" build (38 MB). In addition, these two quite self-explanatory features have been added: "Deploy-on-Change", "Compile-on-Save". |
Both NetBeans and GlassFish are moving into being much larger than Java, the language.
Full roadmap for this NetBeans 6.5 release is here.
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OpenMQ, the high-quality and Open Source JMS implementation integrated into GlassFish and OpenESB has now reached 4.2 final. OpenMQ is rock-solid and now has wildcard topic destinations, XML message validation, C-API support tested with Tuxedo, support for MySQL Cluster Edition for HA, MySQL Enterprise Edition for standard JDBC message stores, and more. |
If you are new to OpenMQ, check this features list. Full product documentation is available here, the user FAQ is there and the mailing list is at users-AT-mq.dev.java.net. And you're interested in what's coming next, be sure to checkout the roadmap: more APIs, especially scripting and .Net, but also "Better administration integration with GlassFish".
People are noticing the quality and Big references are coming. In the meantime, make sure you've listened to Wotif.com's and SNCF's production use of OpenMQ.
To track OpenMQ, follow the openmq tag.
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Sun has just released the Preview of the JavaFX SDK. This release targets developers and scripters, is available for Windows and Mac and has the following content: |
• The JavaFX compiler and runtime (2D graphics, media libraries)
• Command-line tools (javafx, javafxc and javafxdoc)
• NetBeans plugin (build, preview, debug)
• Project Nile: add-on to Adobe tools to product JavaFX
• Documentation, tutorial, samples
This is all available in an all-in-one download and provides more content than the community openjfx.com site.
The relationship to server-side computing is in the way JavaFX clients can interact with Java-based back-ends (including with client-side dependency injection for things like web services or EJB references). Get previous coverage on JavaFX by following the javafx tag.
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It may be news to some, but GlassFish is available in a total of 8 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German and Spanish. GlassFish v2ur2 Multi-Lingual (ML) release is now available. |
Ming has a post on the various artifacts (GlassFish community bits, Sun Java System Application Server, Java EE SDK, etc...), where to download them all, and how to get involved in one of the "international" communities.
Now is probably a good time to mention the various editions of TheAquarium: Chinese, Español, Japanese, Russian, and Korean. A good illustration of the "Act globally, act locally" principle we try to follow whenever possible.
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NetBeans 6.1 was just released and it is both a feature and a performance release. The feature part has to do with JavaScript support - the language everybody loves to hate (See Roberto's talk at JavaOne), MySQL improved support, Spring Framework support, Hibernate support, Axis 2, Sailfin support, and Jersey (RESTful Web Services) support. |
It's also bringing back features lost in the translation from 5.5. to 6.0 such as JavaBeans support and the JSF CRUD Generator. NetBeans also now provides a more natural way to share libraries. All in all a lot of web and server-side features including support for the latest GlassFish v2ur2 release. The full list of features is here.
Performance is related to startup-time, completion speed, and memory consumption. Coming attractions include PHP support, JavaScript debugger, Groovy/Grails support, and more.
As always, the nice download matrix is available here. Congratulations to the team for yet another solid release!
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GlassFish v2 ur2 (Update Release 2) is now available from the usual download pages:
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I hear an updated version of the IzPack installer is on its way...
NetBeans 6.1 is also available in final version and it offers several bundles that include GlassFish. JavaScript support looks really good there. For more on this release, please read this earlier post.
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Paul Sandoz is reporting on the release of JAX-RS v0.6, the JSR for RESTful Web Services. As always, the specification and Reference Implementation (Jersey) are moving along quite nicely as well as in parallel. The editors draft is available here and the schedule has been updated to have a final release in September (see also this wiki page). |
Among the new things in v0.6, you'll find the Jersey client API, enhanced JSON suport, and better integration of Jersey with IoC containers. For more details on the contents and the future developments, please read this blog entry. Keep the feedback coming - good or not so good, we take both.
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Following the footsteps of previous versions, GlassFish v2ur1 (first released in December 2007) now support seven languages: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German and Spanish. Some of the web content is also localized. As always community help and feedback is welcome. Ming has more details here. Downloads are available from the GlassFish or Sun Application Server download pages. |
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Paul is announcing the availability of JAX-RS v0.5. As with previous releases, this one is synchronized with Jersey v0.5, its Reference Implementation. Traditional delivery vehicles such a the GlassFish Update Center and NetBeans will soon follow (Maven should be already there). Among new things, Jersey has an improved deployment and configuration process (courtesy of Grizzly and asm) and a rewritten URI dispatching architecture. Paul has more details in his blog entry. |
Both the JSR and the reference implementation are developed in a very collaborative way. Schedule leading up to version 1.0 is here.
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The N1SPS 6.0 Application Server (GlassFish v2) Plugin has now been released. The plugin can be downloaded from N1SPS, Get It page. This previous post has a short introduction about when to use N1 SPS for Application Server deployments. The value of such a provisioning tool also comes from its ability to work with multiple products and deploy a complete multi-tiered architecture. You may be interested in reading this customer testimonial from PixelPark. The title alone for this article should get your attention: "IT service company reduces application deployment time by 97 percent". |
Read more from these other entries:
• Application Server N1SPS Plugin - Blogs and Resources
• Mission Complete - N1SPS 6.0 Application Server Plugin Launched!
• Using N1SPS in GlassFish V2 Enterprise Environment
• Installation of High Availability DataBase with N1 Service Provisioning System
• Provisioning GlassFish V2 with N1SPS (Part 2) - Automation
• Installation of Load Balancer Plugin with N1 Service Provisioning System
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GlassFish v2 has been released for a few days only but it's already time to talk about the upcoming update release (UR). As explained on the users mailing list, The update is slated to provide GlassFish support for the AIX platform (developer and cluster profiles), and an opportunity to get in a focused set of critical-to-quality bugs. |
Tentative dates for this release are :
• Soft Code Freeze October 31st, 07 (feature complete)
• Hard Code Freeze November 14th, 07 (all approved bugs fixed and integrated)
• Quality and Performance testing cycle begins and showstopper bugs fixed between Dec and Jan 22rd
• FCS release January 24th, 08
This wiki page provides more details for this update release while this link has the first build in that branch.
