Click here to receive your FREE subscription to Campus Technology
News
Apache Synapse Bumped to Top Project Status
2/6/2008
The Apache Software Foundation Tuesday ratcheted up the project status of its open source Apache Synapse enterprise service bus (ESB) technology. The Foundation established Apache Synapse as a Top-Level Project, boosting it from subproject status under Apache Web Services.
In addition, version 1.1.1 of Apache Synapse has been released under Apache 2.0 software licensing.
The higher profile for Apache Synapse marks its ability to go beyond "just integrating Web services," according to Paul Fremantle, chair of the Apache Synapse project management committee and vice president of technical sales at WSO2 Inc.
"The advancement of Apache Synapse to a Top-Level Project reflects a wider maturity of the project, growing developer interest, and a different appeal and approach to the other open source ESBs in the marketplace," Fremantle stated in an announcement issued by the Foundation.
Apache Synapse is an enterprise-grade open source ESB for message routing in service-oriented architecture-type deployments. It supports multiple open standards, including "HTTP, SOAP, FTP, SMTP, XML, XSLT, XPath, JMS, Web Services Security (WSS), Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM)," and others, according to the announcement.
The ESB can be used to connect "multiple back-end systems including record-based files, DB2 mainframe-based systems, and IBM MQ Series," Fremantle stated.
It's currently being used in a commercial deployment by New Zealand-based system integrator Black Coffee Software, according to the announcement.
Additional information about Apache Synapse v1.1.1, which is currently available for download, can be found here.
Kurt Mackie is online news editor, Enterprise Group, at 1105 Media Inc. You can contact Kurt at kmackie@1105media.com.
Cite this Site
copy text (above) for proper citation
Recommended Reading
- Moodle Gets SCORM Improvements, Security Fixes
New versions of Moodle have been released, bringing the most recent stable build to 1.9.3. The latest round of updates includes a number of bug fixes and security enhancements, as well as improvements to the SCORM module.
- Free 'Morro' Antivirus To Replace Microsoft OneCare
Microsoft is rolling out a free antivirus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee. Code-named "Morro," the AV app is expected to be available by the end of 2009.
- Microsoft Demos New SQL Server Features at PASS
Microsoft Wednesday previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."
- Microsoft Unveils Exchange and SharePoint as Services
Microsoft exec Stephen Elop on Monday announced two hosted solutions from Microsoft--Exchange Online and SharePoint Online--which are now available to organizations of all sizes in the United States. The software, paid for by annual subscriptions, is hosted on Microsoft's servers and supported by Microsoft's channel partners.
- 6 Ways Not To Become Rote Using Instructional Technology
There are, in my experience, six strategies to consider with any use of technology that will guard against rote use of technology and facilitate critical analysis of teaching and learning effectiveness. In this article, I'll share with you the checklist I work with and encourage others to work with in learning about and using new technology.
- Bringing Student Web "Stuff" to Campus Enterprise Systems
How can an institution incorporate Web 2.0 learning opportunities for students, and evidence of learning from those opportunities, into existing campus technologies and processes? PlugJam is providing part of the answer.
