OpenWeb version 2
Application Platform
for Development and Deployment
Overview
OpenWeb version 2.0 is an integrated
development/deployment platform for Java-based
web applications. OpenWeb is a combination of
various matured and robust open source software
components backed up by our proprietary software,
providing a low-cost and ready-to-use environment
for application development and deployment.OpenWeb
version 2.0 free edition is available as a free
download at download
page.

Features
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Open
source based software: |
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OpenWeb is based on various
open source software, such as Apache,
Tomcat and Spring, which are proven to
be matured and robust. Also OpenWeb's
development environment is based on Eclipse,
the most popular open source IDE (integrated
development environment).
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Runtime environment
and development environment: |
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OpenWeb supports both
runtime environment (the stack) and development
environment (the IDE) for web applications.
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GUI based
installer: |
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OpenWeb comes with a
GUI-based installer which lets you install
both the deployment environment and development
environment with a few clicks.
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Simple, light-weight
but strong framework: |
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OpenWeb version 2.0 provides
a web application framework based on the
combination of Struts, Spring and Hibernate.
Compared to J2EE, this combination is
much simpler, light-weight and easier
to program, but still offers rich set
of functionality.
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Sample programs: |
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OpenWeb version 2.0 contains
3 sample programs, from which you can
learn how to use various components like
Struts, Hibernate and Spring.
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High availability stack: |
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OpenWeb Professional edition provides high availability
that enables business continuity through our PowerGres on Linux HA product.
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Benefits
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Reduced
development cost |
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Best practices
driven software engineering approach |
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Utilizing
the latest open source technologies |
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Business
continuity through High Availability technology |
There are number of excellent open source software, but utilizing them is not an easy task.
There are so many of them, you have to pick up the good ones for your needs.
Many of them release new versions constantly, following them is hard. Sometimes new version
introduces critical bugs or breaks interoperability with other software.
Of course integrating these components to build your system is another story.
With OpenWeb, you can start with the excellent set of open source software
carefully chosen based on our best practice, already integrated and tested. You can standardize your platform.
On top of that, OpenWeb provides High Availability to your application through our PowerGres on Linux HA product.
Ingredients
OpenWeb is based on the following open source key components.
| HTTP Server |
Apache |
| Application Server |
Tomcat |
| Database Server |
PowerGres,
PostgreSQL |
| Application Framework |
Struts,
Spring, Hibernate |
| IDE |
Eclipse
with various plug-ins |
| Testing |
JUnit,
HttpUnit |
| Version Control |
CVS |
Editions
OpenWeb comes with 3 editions to suit your needs.
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Free
edition: |
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This edition is freely downloadable from our site.
You can download and try it out at no cost. However, no support is provided for this edition.
If you would like our support, consider Basic edition or Professional edition.
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Basic edition
(To be available soon): |
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This edition is same as the Free edition, but with our comprehensive support.
You can start with Free edition and upgrade to Basic edition any time by subscribing our support option.
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Professional
edition (To be available soon): |
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This edition is based on our highly reliable database server,
PowerGres on Linux HA (High Availability).
By using two servers in active/standby model, it achieves high availability at low cost.
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Service Offerings:
In addition to the product itself, SRA OSS is proudly offering following services.
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Product Support: |
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Installation configuration
Q&A |
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Consulting: |
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Application architecture & design
Database design & tuning |
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Professional Service: |
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Application development based on OpenWeb
Customizing OpenWeb |
Future Roadmap
OpenWeb is an evolving product.
The next version (OpenWeb version 2.1) to be
available soon will have following features.
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SOA (Enterprise Service Bus): |
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Single Sign-on: |
Future versions will have more features. Some of the planned features are:
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Business process management: |
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Server management: |
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Contents
management: |
System Requirements
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Deployment
installation |
Development installation |
Operating System
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4
(Windows XP and Windows 2000 are to be supported in the next version)
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Hardware
CPU
Disk
Memory |
Intel 32bit x86 CPU 300MHz or better
300MB of free space
256MB or more |
Intel 32bit x86 CPU 300MHz or better
500MB of free space
256MB or more |
Download Free Edition
You can download OpenWeb Free Edition from our download
page.
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