ALSO CALLED: JBoss Server, JBoss Web Application Server, and JBoss Application Server DEFINITION: JBoss is an application server program for use with Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB). JBoss is similar to proprietary programs such as BEA WebLogic and IBM WebSphere.
JBoss is freely available under the
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JBOSS DEFINITION (continued):GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). A corporation known as the JBoss Group, based in Atlanta, Georgia, provides support for JBoss. The JBoss Group fixes bugs in the JBoss program free of charge, but bills for custom features and consulting services.
J2EE allows the use of standardized modular components and enables the Java platform to handle many aspects of programming automatically. EJB is built on the JavaBeans technology and facilitates changes JBoss definition sponsored by WhatIs.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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