Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) 6.2 comes with some significant features, including clustering via GlassFish Enterprise Server to distribute processing across multiple servers. It also adds support for RESTful Web services, SWIFTReady 2009 certification and a number of platform-level enhancements.

Java CAPS provides a standards-based, open, extensible platform for developing software infrastructures using a service-oriented architecture approach. This unified and comprehensive suite can help enterprises create composite applications from existing investments as well as deliver new business services in a flexible SOA environment with no vendor lock-in.

The clustering feature provides optimal performance and scalability, as well as high availability and failover for CAPS deployments. All fixes, enhancements and new components of GlassFish Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) v2.1 are available in CAPS 6.2, including clustering support for all GlassFish ESB components.

Implementing JBI-based applications in a clustered environment ensures continuous processing even when there is a hardware or software failure since the instances in a cluster share the same set of JBI-based applications, resources and configuration information. It can be implemented on one server or can extend over multiple servers for backwards compatibility.

RESTful Web services for Java CAPS comes as part of the included NetBeans 6.5 release using JSR 311 - Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS). RESTful Web services is an architectural style that is emerging as a popular alternative to SOAP-based technologies due to its lightweight nature and the ability to transmit data directly over HTTP.

Platform-level enhancements in Java CAPS 6.2 include:

• Run-time environment upgraded to GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Patch 2
• Design-time environment upgraded to NetBeans 6.5.1
• Support added for Windows 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 for design-time
• Support added for Windows 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, IBM AIX 5.3, and Open Solaris 2008.11 for run-time
• Support for Firefox 3.5.2 for all browser-based components

Java CAPS 6.2 is now certified as SWIFTReady 2009 and includes SWIFT 2009 messages in the SWIFT message library.

For healthcare customers, the HL7 JCA adapter is now part of the Adapter pack for HL7 messaging.

More Information

Java CAPS Release 6.2 Documentation Center

Java CAPS Product Page

Get Started With Java CAPS

GlassFish ESB

Sun GlassFish Portfolio

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