Sun Java System Message Queue

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Sun Java System Message Queue
Developed by Sun Microsystems
Latest release 4.0 / May, 2006
OS Cross-platform
Genre Java Message Service
License Common Development and Distribution License
Website mq.dev.java.net

Sun Java System Message Queue (SJSMQ) is a Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) product which implements the Java Message Service API. It is included in Sun Java System Application Server and in the GlassFish application server. Additionally, it is the JMS Provider implementation in the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition Reference Implementation as the provider for MDB asynchronous messaging. This package is described at javax.jms.*

SJSMQ supports distributed clusters of message queue brokers in both stand-alone operations as well as in concert with Sun Java System Application Server.

SJSMQ is known under several legacy names, including iPlanet Message Queue, Java Message Queue, and Sun ONE Message Queue. Most often, it is referred to, in forums, as jmq.

SJSMQ was originally developed as a proprietary source project by Sun Microsystems. It is available for free download and unlimited deployment as part of Sun Java System. SJSMQ is also available as Open Source as the java.net community project Open Message Queue which is available under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).

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