At the heart of it, an application server is simply an environment that enables your enterprise applications to run and be properly serviced at runtime. Of course, there are many vendors out there ...

To understand how to do proper application server development, you need to understand how the two basic containers of an application server work, namely the Web container and the EJB container. This ...

It's a myth that technology develops in a linear way, moving full speed ahead without looking back. Much like food or fashion trends, technology goes through cycles every 15 to 20 years, often looping ...

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of deploying the open-source GlassFish Java Application server on the latest release of Ubuntu Server. Glassfish is a free, open-source Java application ...

Attackers can exploit several security vulnerabilities in IBM HTTP Server, License Metric Tool, and WebSphere Application Server. Patches provide a remedy.

Parallels has acquired 2X Software with the intention of improving virtual desktop solutions in the enterprise. Announced on Wednesday, the virtual desktop provider said there are "huge synergies" ...

Microsoft has just released its most recent Windows Server platform. Check out the improved hybrid cloud features, beefed up security and improved support for large on-premises applications. The ...

Web applications rely on multiple layers of infrastructure to process user requests efficiently. Load balancers, reverse proxies, caching servers, and application servers all work together to improve ...

The latest Windows Server 2025 Insider preview build 26304 has been released. It adds the new Windows Defender Application Control for business. Microsoft has released the latest Windows Server build ...

In a non-Web environment, an application server performs the business logic (the data processing), although some amount of business logic may be handled by the user's machine. In a private or public ...