Tuesday, 13 June 2006

JBoss Embraces EJB 3.0, Rebuilds Portal Product

JBoss has unveiled its implementation of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 across several key products designed to dramatically simplify Java development. Building on its expertise and contributions to the forthcoming EJB 3.0 specification, JBoss is releasing powerful new versions of JBoss Application Server 4, Hibernate 3 and JBoss Eclipse IDE with EJB 3.0 support so...

JBoss has unveiled its implementation of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 across several key products designed to dramatically simplify Java development. Building on its expertise and contributions to the forthcoming EJB 3.0 specification, JBoss is releasing powerful new versions of JBoss Application Server 4, Hibernate 3 and JBoss Eclipse IDE with EJB 3.0 support so programmers can begin to develop and deploy EJB 3.0 applications.

"J2EE is indispensable to enterprise IT environments, but its inherent complexity is daunting for most developers, which makes application development a challenging and time-consuming task," said Shaun Connolly, vice president of product management, JBoss, Inc. "Today, JBoss is bringing simplicity back to J2EE. We have stood behind the EJB 3.0 vision, we have helped shape the EJB 3.0 specification and now we are making EJB 3.0 a cornerstone of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware System so that any developer can program J2EE and harness the power of the platform as never before."

As with all JBoss technologies, the JBoss EJB 3.0 implementation follows the company's modular, lightweight development philosophy. Programmers can mix and match pieces of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware System (JEMS(TM)) to meet their development needs, be it a simple Java application or a complex, high-end J2EE application. Developers can immediately take advantage of EJB 3.0 in today's new JBoss product releases:

• JBoss Application Server 4 - A simply powerful new release of the market-leading J2EE application server offers developers the ability to get started with EJB 3.0 and JavaServer Faces (JSF). Developers can create web applications using JSF, create the business logic with EJB 3.0 and persist data through the EJB 3.0 Java Persistence API. To help developers maximize their experience with EJB 3.0, this release includes an extensive EJB 3.0 TrailBlazer learning application that takes developers on a guided tour through the new EJB 3.0 features. Features such as Java Annotations, Dependency Injection and simplified APIs across Session Beans, Message Driven Beans and Entity Beans are covered in detail.
• JBoss Application Server also offers a graphical installer for those who want the flexibility to choose the application platform services that get installed, including the new EJB 3.0 container. More Info.
• Hibernate 3 - For developers who use Hibernate standalone or with another application platform, Hibernate 3 now offers support for EJB 3.0 Annotations, Entity Manager and Java Persistence API, providing the simplicity of the EJB 3.0 programming model to the Hibernate user community. Hibernate Annotations enable those who do not use JBoss Application Server to experience all of the benefits of EJB 3.0 Entity Beans without requiring a full EJB 3.0 container to do so. More Info.
• JBoss Eclipse IDE 1.5 - JBoss Eclipse IDE is based on the market-leading Eclipse IDE and provides a range of components and wizards for developing applications for the JEMS platform. Version 1.5 introduces EJB 3.0 and Hibernate Tools that substantially simplify development. New features include an EJB 3.0 project wizard, a full port of the Hibernate console to Eclipse to provide integrated HQL query execution and result-set browsing, a Hibernate XML mapping file editor and a wizard for reverse engineering database schemas. More Info.