Users now have the ability to start writing Java EE 5.0 applications on JBoss 4.x.

JavaOne, San Francisco, Calif. (May 11, 2007) - JBoss.org, the open source middleware community sponsored by Red Hat, today announced the general availability of JBoss Application Server 4.2, which integrates key components from the Java Platform Enterprise Edition (EE) 5.0 into the JBoss 4.x line. This release will be the version on which the new JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2 will be stabilized for Red Hat's enterprise subscription customers.

"This latest release of our flagship application server allows users on the JBoss 4.x series to start writing Java EE 5.0 applications today", said Ram Venkataraman, director of product management, JBoss a division of Red Hat. "Users can be confident that features in 4.2, such as Java Persistence and support for JavaServer Faces, will be completely portable to JBoss AS 5.0, our next-generation app server, which is currently undergoing Java EE 5.0 certification testing."

New features in JBoss AS 4.2 include:

• Tomcat 6.0, which adds support for JSP 2.1 and Servlet 2.5
• JavaServer Faces 1.2 integration
• JBoss Transactions (Arjuna) JTA 4.2.3 as the default transaction monitor
• The latest Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0 implementation
• Support for Hibernate 3.2.3

JBoss AS 4.2, licensed under the LGPL, can be downloaded in its entirety at http://labs.jboss.com/jbossas/downloads.

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