Computerworld: Open-Source Rivals Go to the Mat In a Middleware Smackdown | Linux Today

Computerworld: Open-Source Rivals Go to the Mat In a Middleware Smackdown

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 15, 2004

“While it may not produce as bloody a match as the once-epic
struggle between Microsoft and Sun did, JBoss Inc. and Gluecode
Software Inc. are squaring off for a tussle over which of their
open-source alternatives is more superior to proprietary J2EE-based
middleware from IBM, BEA Systems Inc. and other vendors.

“This week, Atlanta-based JBoss unveils its JBoss Enterprise
Middleware System (JEMS), an integrated software bundle that
includes a Java application server, a business process management
(BPM) engine and a set of Eclipse-based development tools…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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