GlassFish is a freeware server software which implements the newest features in the Java EE 5 platform (the next version of the J2EE platform).

The Java EE 5 platform includes the latest versions of technologies such as Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3.0, JavaServer Faces (JSF) 1.2, Servlet 2.5, JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.1, Java API for Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0, Common Annotations 1.0, Streaming API

Here are some key features of "GlassFish":

· An open, modular, extensible platform.
· A fast, easy, reliable application server.
· An enterprise-ready application server with massive scalability and sophisticated administration.
· Product updates and add-ons through the industry-strength Update Center 2.0.
· Support for OSGi.
· Support for dynamic languages such as Ruby and Groovy.
· Support for Java EE 6.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Provides necessary infrastructure support for the SailFin Application Server (Telco app server).