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OverView of JCAPS 6

Java CAPS 6 will include Netbeans 6.1, Glassfish v2 and OpenESB v2. It will also include the Repository module coming from Java CAPS 5 so that you will be able to import Java CAPS 5 projects. You can integrate Java CAPS 5 projects with OpenESB and Java EE applications because all are running on the same Glassfish v2 application server.

New Features of JCAPS 6

v NetBeans 6.1 Based Tooling

• Complete backward compatible support for repository-based applications
• JCA Adapter support in EJB Web Services
• QoS (Quality of Service) enhancements in JBI Composite Application Editor
• Support for Solaris, Linux and Mac

· Support for Repository, Java EE and JBI applications with Solid Management Foundation : Rich set of management APIs

· Scriptable with an JS-223 compliant scripting language

· Enterprise Manager enhanced for use with the Sun Java Application Server 9.1

· Integrated JBI (Java Business Integration) management in the Sun Java Application Server 9.1 console and CLI (Command Line Interface)

v Improved Installation Experience

· Simple installation with a set of preloaded components

· Multi-platform support: Windows, Solaris, AIX, Linux and Mac

· Service tag registration

v New JCA Adapter Pack that caters to the integrations needs of Java EE developers

· File, JMS, Batch, Oracle, Oracle Applications, JDBC, Siebel, TCP/IP, SAP BAPI and SAP ALE

· Available as a separate component in MEP (Message Exchange Pattern) Project

v Cluster enabled JBI runtime with Systemic Quality Improvements

v BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) 2.0 runtime is faster and scalable and includes a configurable QOS

v New Master Date Management (MDM) Suite

· Bulk matching and loading tool

· Service enabled

· Source extraction support by means of the Data Integrator

· New and enhanced Master Index Data Manager GUI

· Full XA Support

· Extensible matching and standardization engine

v Intelligent Event Processor (IEP): Offers the ability to identify trends and patterns in real-time, enabling organizations to address critical business issues and take corrective actions proactively.

v Business Process Management: Supports BPEL 2, includes new high availability and fail over features, and provides monitoring processes through integration with IEP.

v Open Source, Pluggable—Lowers risk and eliminates vendor lock-in through the development of Java CAPS in the Open ESB community.

v Unified—Provides a common design, management, and monitoring environment for all integration components within the suite.

v Comprehensive—delivers a complete, secure, scalable platform to support a service-oriented architecture (SOA) encompassing new development and legacy reuse.

v The complete JCAPS 6 Release installation includes

· NetBeans IDE

· Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server

· Sun Java MQ

· Sun JMS IQ Manager

· Java CAPS Enterprise Manager

· Java CAPS Repository

· Derby Java DB

· UDDI Server

· Core Products: ESB, BPM, Composite Page Designer, Data Integrator

· JBI Components: Java EE SE, BPEL SE, ETL SE, XSLT SE, SQL SE, HTTP BC, File BC, JMS BC,

· Encoders

· Repository-Based Adapters: Batch/FTP, DB2 Connect, eMail, File, HTTP(s), JDBC/ODBC, Oracle, SQL

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Offerings
Java CAPS delivers a true SOA infrastructure, with a strong foundation of application server and identity support as well as a portal interface to support user collaboration with composite applications. In addition to the full Java CAPS functionality, Sun offers several highly targeted suites that help organizations facing specific business challenges.

What's Inside Java CAPS?
Java CAPS contains everything you need to develop and deploy a service-oriented architecture (SOA) platform and composite applications. With Java CAPS, you can reuse existing applications, deliver new services, and integrate legacy and packaged applications within an existing infrastructure without the need for extensive coding. In addition, Java CAPS combines business process modeling and orchestration, convenient interface design, metadata management, and strong development tools—all in a comprehensive platform built on open standards.

Need Support?
Since JCAPS Suite is not a Freeware. SUN provides support to its customers. Customers can signup at http://goldstar.seebeyond.com/support/support_request.asp and request for username/password to register their incidents or search the knowledge base. As per pur experience they are quite good, the team can solve your issues/answer your queries in a decent amount of time frame. Incase of difficulties, it would get escalated to Engineering who would then look after the issue that you are facing. Please note registration is required and clients can ONLY SIGNUP at http://goldstar.seebeyond.com/support/

FAQ:
http://developers.sun.com/docs/javacaps/ataglance/needhelp/index.jsp

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