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Microsoft sponsoring the Apache Foundation
Microsoft has announced that it is sponsoring the Apache Foundation.
The fact that the Apache license allows closed proprietary derivatives, as opposed to the GPL, must have helped Microsoft take this decision.
Apache Directory Studio 1.1 available
Apache's Directory Studio is an Eclipse based LDAP browser and Directory client. It proposes an Ldif editor, a Schema editor in addition to plugins specific to Apache's Directory server. Version 1.1 was announced and gives the changelog.
WampServer 2: easy Apache Mysql PHP on Windows
WampServer 2, the news version of WAMP5, is now available and lets you easily run a development environment for Apache, Mysql and PHP on Windows. It features add-ons, that lets you add as much releases of Apache, Mysql and PHP as you need, and also includes PHPMyAdmin and SQLiteManager.
From Linuxfr.
Synapse 1.1: the Apache ESB
Joining other open source ESBs having a recent release, Apache Synapse reached version 1.1 and gives several enhancements, , including:
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Apache VFS based file transport - supports File System, FTP, SFTP,
JAR, ZIP, TAR, GZIP, Mime - Scheduled Task support makes it simple to run repetitive tasks
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XQuery mediator - simplifies XML transformation with the XQuery
standard -
POJO Command mediator - allows the creation of message-independent
mediation logic -
DB Report and DB Lookup mediators - support message augmentation and
database logging -
Cache and Throttle mediators/enhancements - improve performance and
manage load on existing services -
Split/Clone/Aggregate mediators - support batch processing of large
messages - Improved logging and tracing support
Struts 2.0.11 GA available
The new General Availability, ie most stable status, release of Struts has been announced by Apache. The previous GA release was Struts 2.0.9, and users are encourage to upgrade as several security problems were corrected in the 2.0.10 release.
JMeter 2.3 available to test your client/server apps
Apache JMeter is "a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance". Originally designed to test web applications, it is now a general tool for testing client/server applications like database servers, FTP servers and others. It lets you test your applications under different work loads, and graphically represent the application's behaviour. It is also possible to use JMeter for distributed testing (PDF).
Version 2.3 brings quite a few changes, and JMeter 2.2 users are advised to upgrade.
Together with other tools covered earlier, Jmeter should definitely be in your developer's toolbox.
OpenJPA reaches 1.0
OpenJPA, Apache's implementation of the Java Persistence API, saw its 1.0 realease. JPA is part of the Java Platform Enterprise Edition, but OpenJPA can be used with Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs).
OpenJPA finds its origin in BEA's Kodo. The development is still supported by BEA, with the company commiting 10 part-time developers to the project. This move by BEA is seen as targetting JBoss and Hibernate.
