find out more about today’s most successful open source- developed application server

1. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TODAY’S MOST SUCCESSFUL OPEN SOURCE- DEVELOPED APPLICATION SERVER

4. JBOSS MONTHLY DOWNLOADS

7. CHECK OUR COMPETITION VERSUS JBOSS ON SOME KEY CRITERIA JBoss has 1000 developers registered worldwide. In truth, about 75, with read-write passwords, are active day in-day out writing code for the base product and its forthcoming improvements. Ask our competitors for their numbers. ? 1000 1. # of developers The JBoss product is bigger than its components. It is not dependent on its contributors, be they individuals or companies. The project has gathered sufficient momentum to outlive its creators. Like the Internet, really. ?  2. Longevity of product NOTES Comp JBoss Criteria

8. CHECK OUR COMPETITION VERSUS JBOSS ON SOME KEY CRITERIA (cont.) One of JBoss’ strong points is its dedicated worldwide developer base. Because JBoss is OpenSource, meaning the sourcecode is accessible, it is natural to debug on an ongoing basis — unlike proprietary software. ?  3. Ability to debug around the clock Our developers are not linked to a given company or country culture. They come from diverse corporate and country backgrounds — This is cross-fertilization at its best. ?  4. Diverse and worldwide R&D team NOTES Comp JBoss Criteria

9. CHECK OUR COMPETITION VERSUS JBOSS ON SOME KEY CRITERIA (cont.) Fully modular, no ‘monolithic” one-size-fits-all codebase. Microkernel design ensures honest-to-god 24x7 uptime. No competitor offers these features. ?  6. Hot features: JMX, Hot Deploy of Server Modules Dynamic Proxies allows us to have a fully automated deployment process. You don’t intervene in the compilation. Allows for fast application cycling in development. JBoss is almost alone in using this. ?  5. Hot features: JDK 1.3 Dynamic Proxies NOTES Comp JBoss Criteria

10. CHECK OUR COMPETITION VERSUS JBOSS ON SOME KEY CRITERIA (cont.) At JBoss, the key developers are heavily involved in the training and support of the product. There are no ivory towers here. The training sessions (6 so far) are run by founder and lead architect, Marc Fleury, and other JBoss core developers. Support is also ensured by core developers. ?  8. Can I get support from core developers and architects? JBoss downloads obviously beat all our commercial competition. On November 5, we got 4,613 downloads in *one* day, more than some of our competitors see in a lifetime. For October 2001 we got 72,000 downloads (per SourceForge). ? 50k+ 7. # of downloads per month NOTES Comp JBoss Criteria

11. CHECK OUR COMPETITION VERSUS JBOSS ON SOME KEY CRITERIA (cont.) The product is FREE for use. Just download it and use it. It’s that easy. ? 0 10. Cost per license Your JBoss installation is just one click away. Boot from the network and never physically install anything again. A full web boot. ?  9. Ease and speed of installation With free CPU’s, your system costs of utilizing JBoss are obviously unbeatable in the industry. A great way to recession-proof your IT department. Can you afford to let your competitors run JBoss? ? Low 11. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) NOTES Comp JBoss Criteria