JBoss Web 3.0.0 Beta 1 Released

The first beta release leading to JBoss Web 3.0 is now out. This release provides support for Servlet 3.0, JSP 2.2 and EL 1.2. Departing from the standalone packaging used in JBoss Web 2.x, JBoss Web 3.0 is based on JBoss AS, and also serves as a preview of the web capabilities that will be included in JBoss AS 6.0.

Major changes include:
- Jasper now integrates with JBoss VDF, for much faster JSP initialization
- Servlet 3.0 support: async, pluggability, annotations, servlet container initializer, new APIs, overlays
- JSP 2.2 support
- Expression Lanaguage 1.2 support
- Implement Servlet 3.0 async functionality on top of JBoss Web event mode
- Add IO-less event mode to all connectors
- Rebased commons fileupload
- Lots of other fixes and improvements

Work will continue in future builds to optimize the packaging, focusing releases on Servlet & JSP, and produce corresponding documentation.

Downloads page: http://www.jboss.org/jbossweb/downloads/jboss-web/

JBoss Web 2.1.2 GA Released

A new minor release of JBoss Web is now available, and will be integrated in the upcoming JBoss AS 5.0.1. In addition to many bugfixes, this release extends functionality of the URL rewrite valve.

Downloads page: http://www.jboss.org/jbossweb/downloads/jboss-web/

JBoss Web 2.1.1 GA Released

JBoss Web 2.1.1 GA is now available. Built on Apache Tomcat 6.0.x, JBoss
Web 2.1 is a standalone web container which includes advanced features:
- Native libraries leveraging Apache APR and OpenSSL for optimalperformance and scalability
- Highly flexible URL rewriting module
- Advanced event driven Servlet API, including non blocking IO, which greatly expands on the Apache Tomcat 6.0 Comet API
- Comet support using Apache Tomcat Bayeux API
- NIO optimized character IO
- PHP support
- mod_cluster support (see the mod_cluster project at jboss.org)

JBoss Web 2.1.1 GA is the web container embedded inside JBoss AS 5.

Downloads page: http://www.jboss.org/jbossweb/downloads/jboss-web/