The iPlanet Application Server 6.0, expected to ship in a developer's version next month, is based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition, the latest iteration of Sun's programming language, which Sun said can help companies build large, e-commerce Web sites. Sun said the application server will be certified as Java 2 Enterprise Edition compliant later this month.
Java 2 Enterprise Edition bundles a mix of Java technologies that gives developers a uniform way to build business software. The core piece is Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), a programming model that lets developers write applications using reusable pieces of code. EJBs run on application servers, which store applications until they are requested by users. The new standard also features Java servlets, small Java programs that run on the server; and Java Server Pages, which let developers easily add Java code to their Web pages.
Application Server 6.0 also works with software written for Sun's two other application servers, NetDynamics and Netscape Application Server, the company said.
Sun said Application Server 6.0 works with newly acquired Java tools from Forte, which Sun purchased in August. Other Java development tools, such as Symantec's Visual Café, and Inprise's Jbuilder, can be used with the application server as well.
Application Server 6.0 will be priced at $35,000 per server processor, Sun said. The developer's version will debut next month, while a full deployment version is expected in March.
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