Apache News Desk

Rogue Wave Software's donation of its C++ Standard Library software to the Apache Software Foundation is expected to engender positive comments from the open-source community and entail new benefits for developers. The C++ Standard Library, which is a critical component of many enterprise applications, is available through the Apache Software Foundation's Incubator program under the project name stdcxx. It can be found at http://incubator.apache.org/projects/stdcxx.html. "Today's professional developer plays a crucial, yet potentially overlooked, role in the success of the 21st century enterprise," said Cory Isaacson (pictured), president, Rogue Wave Software division, Quovadx. "With the donation of the Rogue Wave Implementation of the C++ Standard Library, we hope to make a meaningful contribution to the open source community and the further development of new and in... (more)

SourceLabs Completes Open Source Java Middleware Platform With Apache Tomcat

SourceLabs announced the availability of SASH 2 complete with a major new milestone – integrated support for Apache Tomcat. Comprised of the most widely deployed open source Java technologies used by the Global 2000, new SASH 2 is a robust platform that simplifies the development of enterprise Java Applications. SASH 2 includes Spring, Axis, Struts, Hibernate and Tomcat along with all software dependencies and patches. Combined with SourceLabs’ innovative Continuous Support System (CSS), SASH 2 proactively identifies key issues that enterprise application developers f... (more)

Apache's Tomcat 5.5 is First Release Ever to Use Eclipse JDT Java Compiler

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has unveiled its next-generation Java server, Tomcat 5.5. This first release in the new 5.5 branch, users are warned, is not very stable according to Tomcat's developers. Apache's new Java server does contain some major advances, but many are only partially realized with the release. One of the most significant changes in Tomcat 5.5 is the use of open source Eclipse Java development tools (JDT). Developers are no longer incumbent on Sun's SDK to compile Java. Furthermore, the use of Eclipse JDT means that the full JDK is no longer a requisite... (more)

Introduction to Apache XAP

Bob Buffone will present a session entitled "Introduction to Apache XAP" at the AJAXWorld Conference & Expo which will take place October 2-4, 2006, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. XAP (eXtensible AJAX Platform) allows the creation of AJAX applications using declarative syntax and provides a robust framework for event handling, messaging and extensibility. This presentation will provide an overall introduction to the XAP project and give attendees an understanding of the project's structure and capabilities. Highlights include step by step creat... (more)

How to Build RIAs with Apache Derby and Grizzly Comet

There's a common misconception among many end users, consumers, and developers that AJAX is the ultimate solution for the Web, and that it can provide all the same functionality as a rich desktop solution. Sure, AJAX can mimic the functionality provided by a desktop application, but there's still one area that has yet to be fully integrated: scalable, server-initiated message delivery and client-side storage. Comet Request processing is an advanced technique to enable real-time messaging from a Web server to one or more browsers, databases and services. This session will highligh... (more)