Developer(s) | Red Hat |
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Stable release | 5.1.0 / February 2011[1] |
Written in | Java |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) |
License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
Website | http://www.jboss.com/products/platforms/soa/ |
The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform (or JBoss SOA Platform) is free software/open-source Java EE-based Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software. The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform is part of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware portfolio of software.[2] The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform enables enterprises to integrate services, handle business events, and automate business processes, linking IT resources, data, services and applications.[3][4] Because it is Java-based, the JBoss application server operates cross-platform: usable on any operating system that supports Java. The JBoss SOA Platform was developed by JBoss, now a division of Red Hat.
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The JBoss Enterprise Service Bus (JBossESB, or JBoss ESB) software is part of the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform. The software is Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) or business integration software.[5] In general, enterprise service bus (ESB) software is used to map the Service-Oriented Infrastructure (SOI) and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts onto a concrete implementation. The software is middleware used to connect systems together, especially non-interoperable systems. The software contains the following:[6]
The JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform (JBoss EDSP) is data virtualization software, a superset of the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform.[7] The JBoss EDSP uses the enterprise service bus (ESB) software JBoss Enterprise Service Bus (JBossESB). The JBoss EDSP includes:
JBoss itself is open source, but Red Hat charges to provide a support subscription for JBoss Enterprise Middleware.