Gérard Vandome
Java Middleware Group, Bull Open Software R&D Objectweb
Bio:
Gérard has a long experience in networking, operating systems, distributed systems and object-oriented systems. He has been responsible for several important development projects in these areas for Bull, in collaboration with National and European Universities and Research Institutes. Gérard has introduce the use of the Java language for middleware development at Bull where he is currently responsible of the Java Enterprise Middleware team. He has been one of the founding member of the ObjectWeb Consortium. ObjectWeb is an international Consortium fostering the development of open-source middleware. Gérard is the project manager of the JOnAS (Java Open Application Server) which is the ObjectWeb open source implementation of the J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) specifications. JOnAS is a certified implementation of these specifications.
Abstract of "ObjectWeb a pallet of middleware solutions"
ObjectWeb is an open-source international consortium hosted by INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control. Its goal is the development of open-source distributed middleware, in the form of flexible and adaptable components. These components range from specific software frameworks and protocols to integrated platforms. The consortium is an independent non-profit organization open to companies, institutions and individuals.The purpose of the consortium is to achieve strength through unity. ObjectWeb's ambition is to federate – not only developpers, but also users and projects. After two decades of proven success, the open-source development scheme appears as a major trend in the software industry. However, giving away the source code is not enough. To live and thrive, open-source projects need a complex environment, pretty much like plants in an ecosystem. ObjectWeb's ambition is to federate a coherent set of related projects, help them find their place in their environment, and ensure their durability as they gain momentum on their way to success. The presentation will give an overview of ObjectWeb and ObjectWeb projects, with a focus on two specific projects c-jdbc (database clustering) and joram (asynchronous messaging).
Abstract of "JOnAS, the ObjectWeb certified J2EE implementation"
JOnAS (Java Open Appliation Server) is an open source implementation of the Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE™) specifications. JOnAS provides support for EJB (Enterprise Java Beans), Web and client containers for J2EE™ applications, Web Services, clustering and scalability, Interoperability, distributed transactions, security, JMX based management, JMS (Java Messaging Service), J2EECA™ (Connector Architecture), built-in and user services, etc. JOnAS has been already downloaded by more than 300 000 users worldwide and is used with various operating systems (Windows*, Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Novell, etc.), various Java Virtual Machines, various databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL server, DB2, ObjectStore, Informix, Interbase, Versant, etc.). JOnAS is used to develop large-scale enterprise applications like: e-commerce, e-portal, management systems, intranet application, document processing, inventory systems, reservation systems, banking applications, etc.
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