Application servers are complex products that encompass many different technologies. Often described as middleware, application servers sit in the middle of diverse technologies and provide the glue to create a unified whole. The goal of the previous three chapters has been to provide a brief description of the key technologies with which application servers integrate or interoperate with.
Chapters 5, 6, and 7 focus on application servers. This chapter provides an overview of the market, the architecture, and the packaging of application servers. Chapter 6 describes some of the characteristics that should be designed into an enterprise infrastructure that includes application servers. Chapter 7 discusses some real-world ...
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