Experience Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server (previously named Sun Java System Application Server)—an easy, fast, and industry-leading application server based on Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) technology for developing and delivering web applications and web services.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server is Sun's commercially supported distribution of the open-source GlassFish application server from the GlassFish Community and is free for development, deployment, and redistribution.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server is included in the Java EE SDK—the first robust, commercial Java EE 5-compatible implementation that lets you easily develop and deploy you applications. See the SDK Resources.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server

Java EE 5 SDK and Java Application Platform SDK

What's New   December 19, 2008 Single Sign-On for SugarCRM Through a SAML-Based Integration of OpenSSO and simpleSAMLphp With PHP-based SugarCRM as an example, this article shows you how to enforce SSO in a PHP environment. The process integrates OpenSSO, Sun's open-source Web access management project, with an application in the LAMP [Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP] or SAMP [Solaris and AMP] stack. Here, simpleSAMLphp acts as the front end for SugarCRM.   December 12, 2008 Protecting Java EE Applications With OpenSSO Policy Agents, Part 1: Basic Steps Writing security code and configuring the security model for Web applications can be cumbersome. The open-source project OpenSSO offers many security-related capabilities for applications: authentication, authorization, single sign on, identity services, security for Web services. This article describes how to easily protect Web applications with the OpenSSO Policy Agents in just a few steps.   December 12, 2008 Tech Tip: Customizing JAXB In this tip, you'll learn several ways of customizing or extending the default behavior of JAXB.   » See more Product Highlights   Free for development, deployment, and redistribution Improves developer productivity through adoption of Java EE 5 technologies Foundation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 applications Completely integrated with NetBeans and supports Eclipse through a plug-in 100 percent derived from the open-source GlassFish Community For details about Sun Java System Application Server 9.1, see: Features and Benefits System Requirements

Community   GlassFish Participate in the community development of the GlassFish application server, which implements the newest features in the Java EE 5 platform.   The Aquarium Get daily news from the GlassFish Community. Identity Manager 8, now with MySQL Support - Jan 06, 2009 Java EE 6 - JCP Update... - Jan 06, 2009 Patch 5 for Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2 is Now Available - Jan 05, 2009   Stories Read about GlassFish in the real world. Clarity Accounting: Online Accounting Software using GWT and Hibernate with GlassFish - Dec 28, 2008 ACA IT-Solutions deploys OpenSSO at Telenet for fine-grained access control - Dec 12, 2008 Deslatech: EAI for Brazilian Hospitals - Dec 08, 2008 Samples for Project GlassFish Developers can use and contribute to the sample applications that demonstrate Java EE technology using the Java EE SDK built by the GlassFish Community.   Application Servers Forum Post a new topic, browse recent messages, and see links to additional application server-related forums.   » See Application Server Community Training and Certification   Learn about Java EE and application server training courses and find out about certification programs for developers and architects. Sun Java System Application Server 9.1: Introduction Sun Java Enterprise System Web and Application Services Java EE and Web Services Java EE Certification » See Application Server Learning Support   Gain flexibility and support on a global scale. Count on Sun's full enterprise support whenever you need it. Buy Application Server 9.1 Support Application Server Support and Services Sun Software Service Plans Developer Assistance »  See Application Server Support