Axis2 Based Web Services Application Server, WSAS 2.2 released

[Afkham Azeez <af...@gmail.com>]

 Hi Folks,

We are happy to announce the release of WSO2 Web Services Application
Server (WSAS) 2.2, the enterprise ready Web services engine powered by
Apache Axis2. WSAS is a Java runtime for hosting services & runs
standalone or in conjunction with Apache Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, BEA
WebLogic, JBossAS and any other servlet container. WSAS makes it easy to
develop, deploy and manage services using a graphical management console.

WSAS is an open source product released under the *Apache Software
License 2.0*.

The core features of WSAS include;

    ** Axis1 backward compatibility* - Expose legacy Axis 1.x Web services
      as Axis2 Web services & engage Axis2's WS-* protocols such as
      WS-Security & WSRM in front of legacy services.
    * Simple approach to provide WS-SecurityPolicy based *Rampart
      configuration with graphical tools*, using a set of most common
      security scenarios.
    * *Data services support *- Easily expose data stored in an enterprise
data source via a Web service API
    * *EJB service provider support* - Easily expose EJBs as Web services
using a GUI Wizard
    * *WSAS IDE* - Eclipse IDE plugin supporting code-first and
      contract-first development
    * *Clustering support *- for High Availability & High Scalability
    * Full support for WS-Security, WS-Trust, WS-Policy and WS-Secure
      Conversation and XKMS
    * *JMX & Web interface based monitoring and management*
    * *WS-* & REST support*
    * GUIs for popular Axis2 tools such as *wsdl2java*[1] & *java2wsdl*[2]
    * GUI Tool for *trying out any Web service*[3]
    * GUI tool for *converting WSDL 1.1 to 2.0 documents*[4]
    * GUI based *services.xml*[5] & *module.xml*[6] validator

*New Features In This Release*
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* Improved Data Services support including New & improved UI, and database
connection pooling
* WS-Security 1.1 support
* Improved clustering support
* Improved JSR-181 & JAXWS support
* JMX based monitoring
* Graceful shutdown & restart of the server
        Serve all pending requests before shutting down or restarting the
server
* Improvements to the Management Console
* Various bug fixes to Apache Axis2, Apache Rampart & WSAS

*Demo*
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You can try a live version of WSAS 2.2 (no download needed) here:
    http://tools.wso2.org/tryit/wsas/java/2.2
(Any services you deploy will be removed within an hour.)

For more details, see the WSAS release note.
    http://wso2.org/project/wsas/java/2.2/docs/release_notes.html

*Data Services - Bringing Enterprise Data to Web*
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* Service enable data locked in enterprise data sources in no time
* Zero code. Simple descriptor file describes the data to service mapping
* Controlled access to your data
* Customizable XML output
* Benefit from REST & WS-* support
* Built-in Connection pooling support
* Supports exposing Stored procedures & functions
* Built-in caching
* Throttling - to ensure your database is never overloaded.
* Easy configuration via graphical console
* Test your services via Try-it tool
*
Useful Links *
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Download WSAS - http://dist.wso2.org/products/wsas/java/2.2/
How to do various stuff with WSAS - http://www.wso2.org/library/2707
WSAS IDE -Eclipse WTP
Integration(http://wso2.org/project/wsas/java/2.2/docs/tools/ide.html)

Contribute to WSAS
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SVN: http://wso2.org/repos/wso2/trunk/wsas/java
JIRA: https://wso2.org/jira/browse/WSAS
User list: wsas-java-user@wso2.org
Dev list: wsas-java-dev@wso2.org
Forum: http://wso2.org/forum/184

*Training*
--------
WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of professional Training Programs, including
training on general Web services as well as WSO2 WSAS, Apache Axis2, Data
Services
and a number of other products.
For additional support information please refer to
http://wso2.com/training/course-catalog/

*Support*
-------
WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of development and production support
programs, ranging from Web-based support up through normal business
hours, to premium 24x7 phone support.
For additional support information please refer to http://wso2.com/support/
For more information on WSO2 WSAS, visit the WSO2 Oxygen Tank (
http://wso2.org)

*References*
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1. wsdl2code           - http://tools.wso2.org/tools_wsdl2code
2. WSDL View           - http://tools.wso2.org/tools_wsdlview
3. Try it              - http://tools.wso2.org/tools_tryit
4. WSDL Converter      - http://tools.wso2.org/tools_wsdlconverter
5. Services Validator  - http://tools.wso2.org/tools_aarvalidator
6. Module Validator    - http://tools.wso2.org/tools_marvalidator

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Thank You
WSAS Development Team