[ANNOUNCE] Apache ServiceMix Kernel 1.0-m2

[Guillaume Nodet <gn...@gmail.com>]

The ServiceMix team is pleased to announce the second milestone of
Apache ServiceMix Kernel. Apache ServiceMix Kernel is a small OSGi
based runtime which provides a lightweight container onto which
various bundles can be deployed and will provide the foundation for
ServiceMix 4.  This release can be downloaded from

  http://servicemix.apache.org/kernel/servicemix-kernel-10-m2.html

Here is a short list of features that will be supported by Apache
ServiceMix Kernel:
 * Hot deployment: ServiceMix support hot deployment of OSGi bundles
by monitoring jar files inside the [home]/deploy directory. Each time
a jar is copied in this folder, it will be installed inside the
runtime. You can then update or delete it and changes will be handled
automatically. In addition, the Kernel also supports exploded bundles
and custom deployers (a spring one is included by default).
 * Dynamic configuration: Services are usually configured through the
ConfigurationAdmin OSGi service. Such configuration can be defined in
ServiceMix Kernel using property files inside the [home]/etc
directory. These configurations are monitored and changes on the
properties files will be propagated to the services.
 * Logging System: using 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: Provisioning of libraries or applications can be
done through a number of different ways, by which they will be
downloaded locally, installed and started.
 * Native OS integration: ServiceMix Kernel can be integrated into
your own Operating System as a service so that the lifecycle will be
bound to your Operating System.
 * Extensible Shell console: ServiceMix features a nice text console
where you can manage the services, install new applications or
libraries and manage their state. This shell is easily extensible by
deploying new commands dynamically along with new features or
applications.
 * Remote access: Operations on the console can be done remotely via
a secured and encrypted channel. All commands accessible from the
local console can be launched from a remote computer.
Managing instances: ServiceMix Kernel provides simple commands for
managing instances of ServiceMix Kernel. You can easily create,
delete, start and stop instances of ServiceMix Kernel through a single
console.

For more informations, please see
  http://servicemix.apache.org/kernel/

Apache ServiceMix is an open community and we welcome your feedback,
suggestions, bug reports or enhancements and all kind of contributions.

The ServiceMix Team