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Axis2 Based Web Services Application Server, WSO2 WSAS 2.2 Released!

This release can be downloaded from http://wso2.org/downloads/wsas

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  • Group Id : org.wso2.wsas
  • Artifact Id : wso2wsas
  • Version : 2.2
  • Type : zip
  • Classifier : src
  • WSO2 Maven2 Repository URL : http://dist.wso2.org/maven2/


From the WSO2 WSAS 2.2 - Release Note - 22nd Jan 2008

WSO2 WSAS is an enterprise ready Web services engine powered by Apache Axis2 and which offers a complete middleware solution. It is a lightweight, high performing platform for Service Oriented Architectures, enabling business logic and applications.
Bringing together a number of Apache Web services projects, WSO2 WSAS provides a secure, transactional and reliable runtime for deploying and managing Web services.

Key Features

  • Data services support - Expose you enterprise data as a services in a jiffy
  • WSAS IDE - Eclipse IDE integration
  • Clustering support for High Availability & High Scalability
  • Full support for WS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Policy and WS-Secure Conversation and XKMS
  • EJB service provider support - Expose your EJBs as services
  • Axis1 backward compatibility - Deploy Axis1 services on WSAS & Engage advanced WS-* protocols in front of legacy services
  • JMX & Web interface based monitoring and management
  •  WS-* & REST support
  • GUI, command line & IDE based tools for Web service development

 

New Features In This Release

  • Improved Data Services support including New & improved UI, and database connection pooling
  • WS-Security 1.1 support
  • Improved clustering support
  • Improved JSR-181 & JAXWS support
  • JMX based monitoring
  • Graceful shutdown & restart of the server
  • Serve all pending requests before shutting down or restarting the server
  • Improvements to the Management Console
  • Various bug fixes to Apache Axis2, Apache Rampart & WSAS

Data Services - Bringing Enterprise Data to Web

  • Service enable data locked in enterprise data sources in no time
  • Zero code. Simple descriptor file describes the data to service mapping
  • Controlled access to your data
  • Customizable XML output
  • Benefit from REST & WS-* support
  • Built-in Connection pooling support
  • Supports exposing Stored procedures & functions
  • Built-in caching
  • Throttling - to ensure your database is never overloaded.
  • Easy configuration via graphical console
  • Test your services via Try-it tool

 

Training

WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of professional Training Programs, including training on general Web services as well as WSO2 WSAS, Apache Axis2, Data Services and a number of other products.

For additional support information please refer to http://wso2.com/training/course-catalog/

Support

WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of development and production support programs, ranging from Web-based support up through normal business hours, to premium 24x7 phone support.

Resources

For additional support information please refer to http://wso2.com/support/

For more information on WSO2 WSAS, visit the WSO2 Oxygen Tank (http://wso2.org)

How to do various things with WSAS - WSAS HOWTO Series(http://wso2.org/library/2707)

For further information see the full release note http://wso2.org/project/wsas/java/2.2/docs/release_notes.html

Reporter

Afkham Azeez, Architect & Product Manager, WSO2 WSAS.