The context: We have an internal team that is planning out an upgrade for one of their applications, which requires the use of either Oracle Weblogic, or IBM WebSphere as the back-end application ...

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Researchers from Foxglove Security have reportedly discovered a remote code execution hole in the widely used Apache Commons library, thanks to the insecure method in which Java unserializes objects, ...

November 22, 2001—Consensus from Macromedia DevCon2001 in Orlando was that ColdFusion developers will more readily deploy their applications on Java servers with the advent of a new release of ...

This document briefly covers key benefits of WebSphere Application Server compared to Oracle WebLogic Server. This is your go-to resource for the latest news and tips on the following topics and more, ...

Someone once told me: “If you’re going to be developing for WebSphere Portal, you’re going to have to use Rational Application Developer (RAD).” If I’m not mistaken, that someone was an IBM sales rep.

Web services promise a brave new world of easy software integration using XML and the Web. Because they’re based on XML, Web services have the potential to serve as platform-independent glue between ...

The slogan “Write once, run anywhere” is Sun’s way of characterizing Java’s platform portability. However, to most Java developers, the slogan more closely represents a noble, and somewhat lofty, ...

The packaging mechanisms defined in Chapter 8 of the J2EE 1.3 specification provide a framework for pulling together all the pieces of a J2EE application. However, application server vendors are free ...

BEA Systems is hoping to simplify the management of Java software with an upcoming release of its WebLogic product, underscoring a broader industry push to lower the cost of managing applications. The ...