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| title: The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache TomEE Certified as Java EE |
| 6 Web Profile Compatible |
| date: '2011-10-04T00:00:00+00:00' |
| categories: foundation |
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><i><b><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">Groundbreaking,
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| lightweight, scalable, all-Apache stack ideal for use in
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| enterprise-grade Cloud applications</font></b></i></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">The
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| Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers,
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| stewards, and incubators of nearly 150 Open Source projects and
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| initiatives, today announced that Apache TomEE has obtained
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| certification as Java EE 6 Web Profile Compatible Implementation.</font></font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">Making
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| its certification debut at JavaOne, Apache TomEE (pronounced "Tommy")
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| is the Java Enterprise Edition of Apache Tomcat (Tomcat + Java EE =
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| TomEE) that unites several quality Java enterprise projects including
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| Apache OpenEJB, Apache OpenWebBeans, Apache OpenJPA, Apache MyFaces
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| and more.</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">"It
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| is with great pride that we're announcing Apache TomEE as a certified
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| implementation of the Java EE 6 Web Profile," said David
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| Blevins, Vice President of Apache OpenEJB and original co-developer
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| of TomEE. "Apache TomEE is the newest addition to the Java EE
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| server space, standing alongside the likes of GlassFish, JBoss, and
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| Apache Geronimo."</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">Developers
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| build applications using Java EE-certified products to ensure
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| portability across Java Enterprise Edition-compatible solutions.
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| Apache TomEE is one of only six certified implementations available
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| to the industry today. </font> </font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Redefining
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| Enterprise Cloud; Unifying Communities</b></font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">The
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| three core design objectives for TomEE were: 1) do not alter Tomcat;
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| 2) maintain simplicity; and 3) avoid architecture overhead. This
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| enables developers to quickly and easily build highly performant
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| lightweight enterprise solutions using leading Apache projects
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| without the need for complex modifications or customization. Apache
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| TomEE's integration of Apache OpenWebBeans, Apache MyFaces, Apache
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| ActiveMQ, Apache OpenJPA, and Apache CXFis simple, to-the-point, and
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| focused on the singular task of delivering the Java EE 6 Web Profile
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| in a minimalist fashion.</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">The
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| simple, all-Apache stack is both incredibly light and fully
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| embeddable, making it ideal for testing and usage in today's
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| evolution of the enterprise Cloud, where the key to scalability is
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| hundreds of tiny servers, as opposed to the traditional definition of
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| how large your servers. Apache TomEE boasts groundbreaking
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| performance in the following areas:</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">-
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| Size: exceptionally small (about 24MB for the entire Web profile),
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| consumes very little resources; </font> </font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">-
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| Memory: TCK (Technology Compatibility Kit) passed with no additional
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| memory settings beyond the default – a first in Java EE; and</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">-
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| Speed: runs exceptionally fast in embedded mode:
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| start/deploy/test/undeploy/stop in 2-3 seconds.</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">"No
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| longer do developers have to ask 'Do we use Tomcat or Java EE?' at
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| the start of a project, as has been the case for the last 10 years,"
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| explained Blevins. "These two camps have historically been
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| separate, and certification is a major step in unifying these
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| communities. With TomEE, developers can now retire untested legacy
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| stacks and use a reliable product that doesn't deviate from the
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| Tomcat that they know and love."</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">Blevins
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| and members of the Apache OpenEJB community will be presenting
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| several sessions, including "TomEE – Tomcat with a Kick",
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| in the "Servers/Tomcat & Geronimo" track at ApacheCon,
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| 7-11 November 2011, in Vancouver, Canada. To register,
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| visit <a href="http://apachecon.com/">http://apachecon.com/</a></font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><b>Availability
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| and Oversight<br /></b></font><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">Apache
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| TomEE software is released under the Apache License v2.0, and is
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| overseen by the Apache OpenEJB Project Management Committee (PMC)
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| that guides the Project's day-to-day operations, community
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| development, and product releases. Apache TomEE is certified on
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| Amazon EC2 t1.micro, m1.small, and m1.large 32bit images;
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| certification on 64bit EC2 images and other Cloud platforms are in
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| the Project's future plans. Those Cloud vendors wishing to donate
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| resources for TomEE to be certified on their platforms are encouraged
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| to contact the Apache OpenEJB Project for information on how to
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| participate. Apache TomEE source code, documentation, mailing lists,
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| and related resources are available at <a href="http://openejb.apache.org/">http://openejb.apache.org/</a>.</font></font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><b>About
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| The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)<br /></b></font><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">Established
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| in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees nearly one hundred
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| fifty leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --
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| the world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's
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| meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than
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| 350 individual Members and 3,000 Committers successfully collaborate
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| to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting
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| millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are
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| distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively
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| participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and
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| ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, trainings, and
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| expo. The ASF is a US 501(3)(c) not-for-profit charity, funded by
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| individual donations and corporate sponsors including AMD, Basis
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| Technology, Cloudera, Facebook, Google, HP, Hortonworks, IBM, Matt
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| Mullenweg, Microsoft, PSW Group, SpringSource/VMware, and Yahoo!. For
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| more information, visit <a href="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</a>.</font></font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">"Apache",
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| "Apache OpenEJB", and "Apache TomEE" are
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| trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and
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| trademarks are the property of their respective owners.</font></p>
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| <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" size="3">#
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