JBoss in Java Enterprise Development

Java technology is one of the most popular development tools among software, web and mobile application developers, while JBoss is one of the most popular middleware harnessed by Java developers. It is an open source application server widely used by software development companies, which was created and supported by the Java community.

JBoss as other Java technologies is renowned for its robustness and flexibility. JBoss is designed to support and enhance the experience of working with Java EE and it comes bundled with integrated platforms and frameworks to ensure the development of top-notch highly scalable custom Java solutions for enterprises.

What are the key features of JBoss technology?

According to a recent survey JBoss yields in its popularity among developers only to Tomcat, which makes this open source middleware an indispensable technology for Java developers. JBoss integrates a wide range of capabilities and features:

• JBoss provides Eclipse IDE to enable functioning of various runtime components and libraries;
• JBoss integrates Java Beans to allow for high scalability and fail-safe Java app development;
• JBoss comprises Hibernate to provide for ORM and persistence. Such integration enables the use of hand-written SQL instead of generated SQL, allows to represent data as XML or Java objects, provides Java Persistence API and many other features of Hibernate.
• JBoss supports message exchange via Web Services;
• JBoss enables work with COBRA and supports JNDI (Java naming and directory interface);
• JBoss provides for JBoss Seam Framework, which gives an opportunity to concentrate on business logic and, thus, to facilitate development process;
• JBoss supports JSF to give Java developers an opportunity to create and deploy user-friendly dynamic interfaces rich in features and allows to link the presentation layer with the application code;
• JBoss technology enables clustering and caching features;
• JBoss comes bundled with robust security features and supports JAAS security model to ensure safe Java app development process;
• JBoss technology provides interaction with Web Services for high-interoperability of the development process.

JBoss technology is constantly being improved by the Java community and recently it has been announced about the release of the latest version of this middleware, which will support the recent update of Java EE (Java EE 6) and allow Java application developers leverage both the features of the latest Java platform and the features of the improved edition of JBoss technology.