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JBoss, Inc.
3340 Peachtree Rd., Ste. 1200
Atlanta, GA 30326
GA Tel. 404-467-8555
Fax 404-948-1496

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.jboss.com

JBoss isn't looking to be the boss of everyone -- the company just wants to spread acceptance of its Java-based JBoss application server. The open-source software can be downloaded for free from the company's Web site; the company makes money by helping clients implement JBoss in software development projects, in what JBoss calls the professional open-source business model. JBoss also charges for in-depth certification and training sessions. In June 2006 JBoss was acquired by Red Hat for about $350 million; the JBoss purchase was part of Red Hat's push into the enterprise middleware market..

Officers:
VP Middleware Business Unit: Craig Muzilla
CTO, Middleware Business Unit: Sacha Labourey
Senior Program Marketing Manager: Jon Atkins

Competitors:
IBM Software
Oracle
Sun Microsystems

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Computer Desktop Encyclopedia: JBoss
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A popular open source application server that is available from the open source community www.jboss.org) or as a commercial product from Red Hat, which acquired JBoss, Inc. in 2006. The Red Hat version www.jboss.com) is part of Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Middleware (JEM) family, which is J2EE/Java EE compliant. In addition to the application server, JEM includes platforms for service-oriented-architecture (SOA), portals and system management. It also includes O-R mapping (JBoss Hibernate), business process management (JBoss JBPM) and a rules engine (JBoss Rules).

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Wikipedia: JBoss (company)
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For the application server, see JBoss application server.
JBoss (company)
Fate merged
Successor Red Hat, Inc.
Founded 2004
Defunct April 2006
Headquarters Atlanta, GA
Industry open-source middleware software
Products Enterprise Platforms
  • Application Platform
  • Web Platform
  • Web Server
  • Communications Platform
  • Portal Platform
  • SOA Platform
  • Business Rules Management System (BRMS)
  • Data Services


Enterprise Frameworks


Management

  • Operations Network


Development Tools

JBoss is a division of Red Hat, Inc.. It specializes in open-source middleware software.

The company profits from a service-based business model. JBoss pioneered the Professional Open Source business model[1] where the core developers of projects make a living and offer their services. The project, as an Open Source project, is developed and supported by a network of programmers.

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History

Marc Fleury started the JBoss project in 1999 in order to advance his middleware research interests. JBoss Group, LLC was incorporated in 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia. JBoss became a corporation under the name JBoss, Inc. in 2004. It was a C corporation headquartered in Atlanta, GA which owned the copyright and trademarks associated with JBoss.

In early 2006, Oracle Corporation, a major distributor of database software, had been looking to buy JBoss Inc. for an estimated $400 million. The acquisition would have enabled Oracle to compete with rivals BEA Systems and IBM in the middleware market (Oracle eventually acquired BEA in April 2008). On April 10, 2006, however, Red Hat announced that they were buying JBoss for $420 million.[2] Red Hat and JBoss have since completed the acquisition.[3]

Products

JBoss, a division of Red Hat, Inc., integrates and hardens the latest enterprise-ready features from JBoss community projects into supported, stable, enterprise-class middleware distributions.

The JBoss Enterprise Middleware portfolio of products includes:

  • Application Platform - enhances JBoss Application Server to provide a complete solution for Java applications.
  • Web Platform - a lightweight platform for building light & rich Java applications
  • Web Server - a single solution for large scale websites and simple web applications.
  • Communications Platform - a development platform for the telecommunications industry.
  • Portal Platform - to build and deploy portals for SOA user interaction and personalized presentation.
  • SOA Platform - integrates applications and orchestrates services to automate business processes in a service-oriented architecture.
  • Business Rules Management System (BRMS) - enables business policy and rules development, access, and change manage-

ment.

  • Data Services - a management system to work with data across diverse systems
  • JBoss Hibernate - industry leading O/R mapping and persistence
  • JBoss Seam - for simplifying web 2.0 application development
  • JBoss Web Framework Kit - for building light and rich Java applications
  • JBoss jBPM - to create and automate business processes
  • Operations Network - a customizable management platform for JBoss deployments
  • JBoss Developer Studio - gives developers everything they need to build rich web applications, transactional enterprise applications, and SOA-based integration applications.

References

  1. ^ "Professional Open Source, JBoss VP Speaks". CMSWire. 2004-03-02. http://www.cmswire.com/cms/open-source-cms/professional-open-source-jboss-vp-speaks-000199.php. Retrieved 2009-05-09. "In his post he introduces the term “Professional Open Source” and addresses some of the common questions coming from the JBoss community." 
  2. ^ "Red Hat Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire JBoss". Red Hat. 2006-04-10. http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2006/jboss.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22. "Open source leaders agree to join to drive down the cost of developing and deploying web-enabled applications" 
  3. ^ "final.html Red Hat Completes Acquisition of JBoss". Red Hat. 2006-06-05. http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2006/jboss final.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22. "Open source leader enables a low-cost path to service-oriented architectures" 

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