On Monday, April 2, BEA Systems will release an update for the WebLogic Server for solution providers.  This release will be the first release of a complete Java Enterprise Edition 5 application server from a leading vendor for solution providers.

The WebLogic 10 server has Eclipse tools and comes with support for many different standards, including the Java EE 5 platform that was released almost a year ago in May 2006.  Solution providers and experts are not predicting great use for Java EE 5 yet because most server manufacturers have not updated their software in a long time to support the platform.  

BEA is competing with Oracle and IBM for control of the app-server market.  IBM has taken the lead in terms of the overall share of the market, but BEA enjoys a spot as the top vendor in the solution providers channel of app-servers that are designed around Java and .Net.

The most recent data from surveys taken comes from 2005, which showed BEA holding 24 percent of the market and IBM and Oracle close behind, according to IDC.

Sun and SAP have started making some Java EE 5 app servers, but not many compare to the craftsmanship of the BEA product for solution providers.

Blogged By:  Computer Consulting Kit