Tip - On the road to simplicity

The JBoss Application Server (AS) 4.0 is not only a J2EE-certified application server, but also a fusion point of many leading edge open source technologies. Those technologies enable a simplified development model for middleware applications based on plain old Java objects (POJOs) and are on their way to becoming part of the next generation of J2EE standards. In this article, Dr. Michael Yuan explores those new features in JBoss AS 4.0 and gives you a preview of what's coming next. (3,800 words; February 21, 2005) Editor's Note: For an update to this article, please see Dr. Michael Yuan's blog: http://www.michaelyuan.com/blog/java/?postid=127