This release can be downloaded from http://wso2.org/downloads/wsas
Maven2 binary distribution download
Maven2 source distribution download
- 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.