We, at JBoss, believe that Open Source technology is a credible, efficient and cost-effective way to scale the development of these large systems. ISVs would develop, in-house proprietary infrastructure software for lack of a defined, open standard. This development is time-consuming, expensive and complex. Choosing an open source server makes sense from a pricing standpoint because the application price won t reflect the infrastructure cost. It also makes sense from a technological standpoint because you have access to the code, which makes for a tighter integration with your applications.
Most people use our container as a stand-alone web application server.
In many instances, we have been chosen over more pricey competitors for both development and production. While most J2EE vendors do not focus on this market, Jboss is well suited for it in two ways. First, the code is modular so you can administer various configurations, in order to fit every client s specific needs. Second, there is no license fee per CPU, so you can grow a J2EE server farm at little cost. 4- Module and 3rd party developers Behind JBoss Open Source success is a highly modular design, which allows us to scale development and integrate code.