Key Features (Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Administration Guide)

Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Administration Guide

The Sun Java System Application Server includes the following key features:

Java EE Platform Support — This release implements all of the specifications covered by the Java EE platform. For a complete list of the Java EE technologies included, see Java EE 5 Platform APIs in Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9 Release Notes.
JavaServer Faces 1.2 — Application Server supports JavaServer Faces, which simplifies building user interfaces for Java Server applications. Developers can quickly build web applications by assembling reusable user-interface components in a page, connecting the components to an application data source, and wiring client-generated events to server-side event handlers.
JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library 1.2 — The Application Server supports the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.2, which encapsulates core functionality common to many JSP applications.
Administrative Tools — The Application Server includes a command-line tool and a browser-based Administration Console graphical user interface.
High Performance Message Delivery — This product supports concurrent message delivery with the Sun Java System Message Queue software.
Developer Tool Integration — The Application Server supports the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment and Sun Java Studio Creator.