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Sun is offering on Thursday its open-source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server version 3 Prelude, a Web application server based on a modular OSGi architecture with capabilities from the planned Java Platform EE (Enterprise Edition) 6 release.

Red Hat is expanding its open-source JBoss SOA platform with the unveiling Wednesday of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 4.3 and JBoss Operations Network 2.1.

The first release candidate of Red Hat's long-brewing JBoss Application Server 5.0 will be available imminently, according to a blog post by Sacha Labourey, chief technology officer of Red Hat's JBoss division.

SpringSource, maker of the Spring Framework for Java development, announcec a new application server on Wednesday that it claims will "liberate" Java users from "antiquated legacy Java technologies."

Sun Microsystems Monday unveiled the second major version of its GlassFish open-source application server, adding an enterprise-class feature like clustering and central administration to the Java EE 5-based software.

In another acquisition involving companies focused on open source, proponents of the Spring Framework and Apache software have joined forces in a merger being announced Tuesday.