JBoss.org Community Documentation
The community JBoss Application Server is sponsored by JBoss/Red Hat. It allows innovation at a faster pace.
Fueled by the thriving JBoss.org community, JBoss Enterprise Middleware is a comprehensive middleware portfolio that combines and integrates the latest enterprise-ready features from JBoss.org into stable, enterprise-class platform distributions. JBoss Enterprise Middleware further mitigates risk with industry leading 24x7 support and multi-year update and maintenance policies. This means you have an enterprise-class open source option for application and service hosting, content aggregation, data federation, and service integration – for both development and production.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a rigorously tested, stable, supported platform for developing and deploying mission critical Java applications and services. It integrates code from the JBoss.org Application Server/Clustering project, JBoss Hibernate Framework, JBoss Seam Framework into a single distribution with a single patch and update stream, multi-year maintenance policy. JBoss EAP is certified on 17 operating systems, 5 Database Management systems and JVM combinations. It also integrates with JBoss Developer Studio and the JBoss Operations Network.
Key benefits of using JBoss:
significant CPU deployments,
commitment to web apps, and experience with open source
The need to reduce operational costs. You can reduce enterprise middleware costs by upto 70%. With zero licence fees you can refocus savings on business differentiation. JBoss Middleware is Enterprise-class technology with significantly lower Total Cost of ownership (TCO).
The need/desire to shed vendor lock in and high maintenance/support fees. Jboss Mitigates risks and helps customers avoid vendor lock in. You can therefore start new projects without any cost prohibition. You can use the Application Server with other middleware such as Hibernate and Websphere. With Red Hat open source Assurance program the code is always there and not dependent on a single vendor.
unplanned growth of systems leads to unplanned maintenance and licence cost increases.
System consolidation – mergers and acquisitions.
You can consistently meet service level agreements (SLA's) with as little change as possible by back porting patches to previous versions. With 24x7x365 support with 1 hour SLA you are guaranteed support when you need it. Please visit http://jboss.com/services/profsupport for more details. Performance tuning and certification services are also available to our customers. Automated patch and upgrade management on JBoss Enterprise middleware increases reliability of resources with minimal downtime if any.
Multi channel integration needs leading to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
More information about JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Enterprise middleware can be obtained on http://www.jboss.com/products/index and http://www.redhat.com/promo/migration/