Application Platform

Based on the first Java EE server embedded in a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS),  JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 was created by Red Hat® with the cloud in mind. We understand what it takes to deliver enterprise capabilities everywhere.

Updated modular archecture

Based on a services-driven set of components, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 simplifies how applications are deployed into different environments.

Flexible manageability

With JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6, your enterprise can programmatically manage applications, automate these processes as you build, or integrate with your own management tools. And work seamlessly in your private cloud. It also provides domain management, which helps administrators manage multiple servers as one and support rolling deployments within the domain.

• Watch the video: JBoss Enterprise Application Server administration console

Highly efficient

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 has been optimized to work with both multicore and virtualized environments. This helps Red Hat provide an extremely low memory footprint and blazingly fast startup times. And we#39;ve focused more on resource usage and port management, simplifying the effort needed to deploy into virtualized environments.

JBoss has always been about about making developers more productive so they can deliver their applications more quickly. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 introduces new features that continue to extend that leadership.

Support for Java EE 6 and other popular frameworks

As a major contributor to Java EE, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform includes support for Java EE 6, which is a major step forward in developer productivity. It also supports a wide range of Java Virtual Machine (JVM)-based frameworks, including Spring, Struts, and GWT.

Upgraded JBoss components

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform includes many new and upgraded components to enhance the developer experience, including:

• New versions of JBoss Hibernate®.
• New components, like Arquillian, a powerful platform that simplifies integration testing for Java middleware.

Support for modern development tooling

JBoss has also enhanced its support for other open source development tools, like Maven and Hudson.

Flexible, future-friendly subscription model

What good is a cloud-ready application server if it requires a costly licensing migration to reap its value? The Red Hat subscription model not only takes up-front licensing out of the equation, it also gives you more flexibility as your architecture changes. 

Want to deploy in a public cloud like Amazon? No problem. Want to implement virtualization or run on a portion of your hardware architecture? We can do that.  It#39;s all part of the subscription model.

• Read about the Red Hat subscription model

Best return on investment and support

It#39;s not just less expensive, it#39;s better. Independent studies show that JBoss middleware provides the greatest ROI in the industry. A recent IDC report stated that over a 3-year period, companies deploying JBoss Enterprise Application Platform generated an ROI of 569% and paid back their initial investment in less than 6 months after the platform was fully deployed.

Additionally, JBoss provides better customer support than traditional proprietary middleware vendors. In surveys conducted by Velociti Partners for 5 years running, JBoss middleware has consistently beat WebSphere and WebLogic middleware on customer support satisfaction.

Full management and control

For enterprise-wide management, get JBoss Operations Network (JBoss ON) to control, administer, and proactively manage all of your development testing and deployment environments.

JBoss ON gives IT operations a single, centralized, easy-to-use graphical management and administration tool for all types of Java application workloads. It lets you:

• Inventory resources, from the operating system to applications.
• Control and audit your application configurations to standardize deployments.
• Manage, monitor, and tune your applications for improved visibility, performance, and availability.
• Coordinate the many stages of the application lifecycle.
• Improve operational efficiency and reliability.

Red Hat Consulting#39;s Middleware and Application Consulting Practice specializes in open-standard architecture strategy, design, integration, and development; legacy-modernization services; and JBoss Enterprise Middleware services.

Red Hat Middleware and Application Services:

• Deliver vast experience with JBoss enterprise products.
• Offer full lifecycle development, including open source integration and hybrid design services.
• Drive open source processes and governance.
• Mitigate risk through a modified agile systems development approach.

Introductory or advanced, administration or development, Red Hat offers JBoss Enterprise Middleware expertise in its industry-recognized education program. Get the best return on your JBoss investment. Train with Red Hat.

Contact Red Hat Sales to learn more about, get an evaluation copy of, or purchase JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Red Hat works with an ecosystem of partners to build, optimize, and deliver complete solutions. Through our global network of leading hardware, software, and service provider vendors, Red Hat offers you a wealth of proven technology solutions that solve real-world business challenges.

The most useful downloads and links about JBoss Enterprise Application Platform:

• Documentation

• Platform components

• Supported standards

• Supported configurations

• Support Policy

• Overview of Red Hat subscription model

• Learn about JBoss and Java and Open Source Middleware Leadership

• Analyst assessment: Red Hat PaaS
• Ease into the cloud with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6

• Continuous integration: Creating an automated build and deployment environment
• Customer satisfaction study: Velociti Partners

JBoss customers who have realized great savings and benefits with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform:

• Red Hat Helps Ice.com Shine by Saving Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars through Nimble Business Control: Online jewelry store Ice.com wanted to replace its e-commerce solution with a technology model that allowed the business to respond more quickly and effectively. The new solution has reduced IT costs, and the company is now able to respond to new market opportunities quickly and efficiently.

• Frost Bank Builds Business-Critical Online Banking System on JBoss Enterprise Platform: Frost Bank needed to modernize its application infrastructure. By migrating to JBoss® Enterprise Application Platform, the banking company increased developer and administrator productivity, and enhanced production efficiency.

• Mazda Austria Standardizes its Online Used Car Exchange on JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mazda Austria set out to provide a cost-effective, flexible operating model for its online used-car management system. With JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, the company could enable daily adjustments and new requests to be implemented in the system without a time delay.

• NYSE Euronext Standardizes on JBoss Enterprise Middleware: After migrating multiple application servers to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, NYSE Euronext experienced 50-60% cost savings, simplified management, increased performance, and many other benefits.

• State of Tennessee Migrates to JBoss, Realizes Substantial Savings: After migrating from proprietary middleware to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform as part of its new strategy, the State of Tennessee saw substantial savings on hardware and licensing costs for all new deployments; increased and impressive performance, stability, and reliability; higher availability; and excellent support.

Other products you may find useful:

• JBoss Operations Network
• JBoss Developer Studio Portfolio Edition
• JBoss Web Framework Kit

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