The boom in application servers in recent years raises the question of whether an entire new tier of computing infrastructure has been created. Application servers separate systems functions from ...

Competitive pressure from open-source software is threatening to redraw the Java application server landscape, just as it has shaken up the operating systems realm. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

BEA Systems Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. each advanced their Java application servers Monday. BEA offered customers a path to utility computing through a partnership with Veritas Software Corp., ...

What is the best application server? The answer depends on what an enterprise is looking for. Compare Apache Tomcat to these four offerings to see which Java app server fits. Continue Reading ...

Developers in search of a Java application server have no shortage of options to consider. But before any enterprise selects and ultimately adopts a Java application server for development and ...

One of the major tool vendors to remain application server agnostic is Symantec Corp., Cupertino, Calif. Symantec does not plan to offer any type of application server, and instead looks to support ...

Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat. Analysts say it's difficult to measure the extent to which open-source ...

Three open-source Java application servers are expected to be certified as compatible with Sun Microsystems Inc.’s enterprise Java standard by the end of the year, potentially offering businesses ...

In the short history of the Web, the key decision has often been which Web server to pick. Today, for large corporations, the big decision has become which Java application server to choose. Selecting ...

BEA systems and Sun Microsystems advanced their Java application servers last week, while Oracle pushed its Java development environment for grid enablement. BEA offered customers a path to utility ...