What Is JBoss?

  • A popular open source Java application server that supports the J2EE 1.3 specifications

  • Runs under any J2SE 1.3 or later Java virtual machine

  • Based on an JMX core where other pieces of the system are plugged in

  • Supports JNDI, Servlet/JSP (Tomcat or Jetty), EJB, JTS/JTA, JCA, JMS

  • Also supports Clustering (JavaGroups), Web Services (Axis), and IIOP integration (JacORB)

  • Production release version is 3.2.1. Developer release version is 4.0.0DR2

  • Released under the LGPL