Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server

Companion Software

Sun's software products are highly integrated, offering cross-platform flexibility and scalability.

Project GlassFish
A community where developers can participate in the evolution of the Application Server platform and access the latest J2EE technologies.

Java Composite Application Platform Suite
Java CAPS contains everything an enterprise needs to develop, deploy, manage, and monitor a service-oriented architecture. This unified and comprehensive Suite can help your organization create composite applications from existing investments as well as deliver new business services with a lower total cost of ownership.

Sun Java System Message Queue
Sun Java System Message Queue is a fully open source, premier business integration Java Message Service (JMS) implementation. Sun's JMQ is an affordable, standards-based messaging solution, delivering a superior return on IT assets by connecting business software together to form a single efficient enterprise.

Sun Java System Portal Server
The Sun Java System Portal Server provides a new level of enterprise productivity, enabling users and groups to work together easily and securely within the requirements of a dynamic organizational structure.

Sun Java System Web Server
Sun Java System Web Server is a secure, reliable, easy-to-use Web server designed for medium and large sites.

Sun Java System Access Manager
Sun Java System Access Manager is the first identity and access management solution to extend security for Web and Java applications to federated environments and Web services security – with a single product.

NetBeans
A complete, yet pluggable developer platform, NetBeans provides all the tools software developers need to create cross-platform Java desktop, enterprise and Web applications. NetBeans is available for Windows, Linux, MacOS and Solaris and provides an easy to install and use, works right out of the box developer experience – and it is open-source and free!

Software Suites

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server can be used alone or as a part of an integrated suite of software that offers a wide range of capabilities to help enterprises meet their business objectives. It is a component of the following software suites:

Sun Java System Application Platform helps companies align IT business objectives and maximize value by providing for quick assembly of communities and data sharing through a service-oriented architecture. The Application Platform also includes Sun Java System Portal Server, Sun Java System Access Manager, Sun Java Studio Creator, and Sun Java Studio Enterprise

Sun Java System Composite Application Platform Suite is a comprehensive Suite that can help enterprises create composite applications from existing investments as well as deliver new business services with a lower total cost of ownership

Sun Java Enterprise System is a Suite of integrated products that reduces complexity, lowers the cost of acquiring and managing infrastructure software and related services, and offers greater flexibility for the enterprise

Sun Identity Management Suite is Sun's comprehensive portfolio of identity management solutions which can help you manage, protect, store, verify, and share identity data throughout the enterprise and across extranets.

Other Software

Sun's range of software and development tools are designed to provide greater performance and enable higher productivity.

The Solaris Operating System
Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server provides 64-bit support in the Solaris OS so the server can access more than four gigabytes of virtual address space.

Companion Services

Sun has a Migration and Upgrade program that offers free migration advice and support from Sun experts, documentation and whitepapers, technical product information, migration tools, professional services assistance and reference to Sun certified partners. You can also contact your Sun account representative to learn more about the migration program and available services and support.

Companion Hardware

Sun offers a wide range of servers that will help ensure top performance of Portal Server, including:

Sun Fire T1000 servers provide maximum throughput and power savings, all in a tiny footprint. The T1000 is the right server if you need massive, horizontal scalability and extreme rack mount compute density.

Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 servers deliver record-setting performance and the highest levels of eco-efficiency. Ideal for the consolidation of existing x86/RISC Web, application and database servers, the T2000 is also a great foundation for building out of a Web 2.0 infrastructure.

Sun Fire X2100 M2 servers are the leading price/performance solution for high performance computing, Web infrastructure and application development. The X2100 provides record-breaking performance up to 64% higher than comparable systems.

Sun Fire X2200 M2 servers are the highest performing and most energy efficient 4-way x64 servers. With up to twice the memory capacity and network connectivity, it enables users to do more with less - carry out heavy workloads or process large data sets.

Sun Fire X4100 servers are energy-efficient one- to four-way x64 1 RU servers powered by one or two dual-core or single-core AMD Opteron processors. this compact power-saver delivers high performance and more network expandability than any other major competitor.

Sun Fire X4200 servers offer pure growth potential and speed in an x64 2 RU rack server. Specifically designed to help build a strong foundation for a large-scale deployment, X4200 servers have virtually unmatched flexibility.