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JBoss and Microsoft Outline Interoperability Goals:
JBoss® Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to explore enhanced interoperability between their respective JBoss Enterprise Middleware System (JEMS™) and Microsoft® Windows Server™ products and deepen JBoss support for the Windows Server operating system.
While the two companies will continue to compete for software developers with their respective Java and Microsoft .NET offerings, the companies are exploring opportunities to improve interoperability and ensure an optimized experience for customers using JBoss on the Windows Server platform. The cooperative effort seeks to provide customers with richer functionality and better integration, resulting in a lower cost of ownership.
The technology engagement between the two companies is expected to include technical assistance and architectural guidance on the following features:
• Microsoft Active Directory®. Integrated sign on and federated identity
• Web services. Interoperability using WS-* Web services architecture
• Management. A Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager
• SQL Server™. Optimized performance for users of Hibernate, JBoss’ object/relational mapping technology, and Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0
