As a perfect open source alternative for building, deploying, and hosting enterprise Java applications and services, the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform integrates a clustered Java EE Application Server, O/R mapping and persistence, an a powerful application framework for building nex generation Web 2.0 applications into a single distribution.

Features and Benefits

• Complete Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (JBoss Developer Studio)
• Built for Standards and Interoperability: JBoss EAP supports a wide range of Java EE and Web Services standards.
• Enterprise Java Beans and Java Persistence
• JBoss EAP bundles and integrates Hibernate, the de-facto leader in Object/Relational mapping and persistence.
• Built-in Java naming and directory interface (JNDI) support
• Built-in JTA for two-phase commit transaction support
• JBoss Seam Framework and Web Application Services
• Caching, Clustering, and High Availability
• Security Services
• Web Services and Interoperability
• Integration and Messaging Services
• Embeddable, Service-Oriented Architecture microkernel
• Consistent Manageability