Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server Prelude

The Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server Prelude is a lightweight, open-source application server platform designed for developing and deploying Java EE applications. It provides several features and capabilities required to build enterprise-grade applications.

The application server is based on GlassFish, an open-source Java EE reference implementation. Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server Prelude provides core functionality for building and deploying web applications, including facility for database connectivity, web services, security, and clustering.

One of its major features is its ease of use. With its pre-configured settings and simplified installation process, developers can easily set up a development environment within minutes. It also supports various features such as hot deployment, which allows developers to make changes to the code without restarting the server.

The application server also provides a command-line interface and web-based administration console for managing the server, monitoring applications, and performing various administrative tasks. It also supports several scripting languages such as Groovy, JavaScript, and Ruby.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server Prelude is highly extensible, as it supports the development of custom modules using Java EE technology. It also provides access to a range of supported technologies such as Java Servlet API, JavaServer Pages (JSP), Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS), and more.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server Prelude is a lightweight and easy-to-use application server that provides the essential tools for developers to build and deploy their Java EE applications quickly and efficiently.