Apple 10.3 manual Integrating Into Existing Environments, JBoss, WebObjects

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JBoss

JBoss is a widely used full-featured Java application server. It provides a full Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology stack with features such as:

•An Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) container

•Java Management Extensions (JMX)

•Java Connector Architecture (JCA)

Mac OS X Server provides easy-to-use graphical tools for configuring and monitoring JBoss and simplifying the deployment of JBoss applications. The JBoss administration guide describes how to manage Mac OS X Server’s JBoss server. If you are interested in J2EE programming, see “Java Enterprise Applications,” available from www.apple.com/server/documentation/.

•For more information about J2EE, see java.sun.com/j2ee/.

•For more information about JBoss, see www.jboss.org/.

By default, JBoss uses Tomcat as its web application container, but you can use other web application containers, such as Jetty, if you wish.

WebObjects

WebObjects is the Apple solution for rapid development and deployment of ecommerce and other Internet applications. WebObjects applications can connect to multiple databases and dynamically generate HTML content. WebObjects offers a comprehensive suite of tools and run-time libraries that facilitate developing standards-based web services and Java server applications.

Mac OS X Server includes the WebObjects run-time libraries and an unlimited deployment license, making it the ideal platform for your J2EE-compatible WebObjects applications. You can optionally purchase the WebObjects development tools from the Apple Store (store.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores, and authorized Apple resellers.

For more information and documentation on WebObjects, go to

www.apple.com/webobjects/.

Integrating Into Existing Environments

Mac OS X Server offers many ways to interoperate with existing environments.

Open Directory offers several options for using existing directory information:

•You can use an existing Kerberos KDC or Active Directory to authenticate users.

•You can share information stored in an LDAPv3 directory system that’s accessible from your server.

•You can retrieve configuration information from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) configuration files or Sun Microsystems Network Information System (NIS) files.

Chapter 2 Inside Mac OS X Server