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"Application servers are the cornerstone of next generation e-business. The question for IT users is not whether they should be part of their strategy, rather which one. Application server heralds a new era, promising a standardised middle tier, that will intermediate between the two disparate worlds of stable, core corporate applications or databases and the dynamic client interfaces of the Web. Moreover, in an increasingly fast moving commercial environment, the component based paradigm presents a more efficient and adaptable way to meet new business challenges, and exploit new technologies. However, early versions of even the most advanced application servers often lacked the necessary enterprise scale services necessary to deliver on these promises. With the advent of mobile e-business and increased expectations from e-business applications, application servers have even more to deliver. Some have matured rapidly and are now delivering on the earlier promises of the technology. The gap between vendors is now widening with truly enterprise scale servers emerging. Ovum’s new service Ovum Evaluates: Application Servers contains in-depth evaluations of the products and services on offer and the performance and future plans of the vendors." |
