[ANNOUNCE] Apache ServiceMix Kernel 1.0.0

[Guillaume Nodet <gn...@apache.org>]

The Apache ServiceMix Team is pleased to announce the release of
Apache ServiceMix Kernel 1.0.0.

Apache ServiceMix Kernel is a small OSGi based runtime which provides
a lightweight container onto which various bundles can be deployed.
Amongst the list of supported features, Apache ServiceMix Kernel supports:
    * hot deployment of OSGi bundles, exploded bundles or custom
artifacts (spring xml configuration files support is provided)
    * services configuration stored as property files are monitored
and provided as standard OSGi configurations
    * a centralized logging back end supported by Log4J, ServiceMix
Kernel supports a number of different APIs (JDK 1.4, JCL, SLF4J,
Avalon, Tomcat, OSGi)
    * provisioning of libraries or applications can be done using
simple commands via simple xml descriptors
    * native OS integration as a service so that the lifecycle will be
bound to your Operating System.
    * an extensible shell console to manage services, applications and libraries
    * operations on the console can be done remotely via a secured and
encrypted channel
    * a security framework based on JAAS
    * new instances can be created using a single command line

This release, with the detailed release notes, is available at:
  http://servicemix.apache.org/kernel/servicemix-kernel-100.html

If you have any questions, you may find some informations at:
  http://servicemix.apache.org/kernel/index.html
  http://servicemix.apache.org/kernel/users-guide.html
or browse the forums and send your question at:
  http://servicemix.apache.org/SM/discussion-forums.html

The Apache ServiceMix Team