New SunOpen Source Java EE 5 (GlassFish V2) Application Server from Sun

Sun Microsystems has announced the immediate availability of GlassFish V2, the next major version of the open source Java(TM) Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 application server, and its commercially-supported counterpart, the Sun Java System Application Server 9.1.


With GlassFish V2, customers no longer have to choose between open source and enterprise features. GlassFish V2 delivers on the major features that are required for scalable and mission critical deployments.


Sun has dramatically reduced the license and support costs of its commercially-supported Sun Java System Application Server, well below proprietary, enterprise alternatives. Building on the success of GlassFish V1, this release adds enterprise features such as clustering, advanced administration and record-breaking performance.