Chuck Phillips reports that the boom in application servers now raises the question of whether an entire new tier of computing infrastructure has been created.

Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

Competitive pressure from open-source software is threatening to redraw the Java application server landscape, just as it has shaken up the operating systems realm.

A Java application server runs software services for Web applications. Learn more about Java app servers, including the Java EE standards and more.

Java-based application servers have become a mainstay of corporate IT infrastructures, giving businesses tools and a launchpad for building and running customized applications.

Java-based application servers have become a mainstay of corporate IT infrastructures, giving businesses tools and a deployment platform for building and running customized applications.

How does Apache Tomcat compare to other Java application server options? Compare Tomcat with Apache HTTP Server, Jetty, JBoss and WebSphere to find the proper fit for your enterprise development.

The two servers are important rivals, in a sense: Tomcat is the foundation for SpringSource’s server offerings, and SpringSource is of course conceived of as an alternative to the Java EE for ...