Next-Generation Enterprise Application Development with SpringSource dm Server (formerly known as SpringSource Application Platform)

The document discusses issues with current Java/JavaEE application packaging and deployment and proposes solutions using OSGi bundles and the SpringSource Application Platform (S2AP). It describes how S2AP leverages OSGi bundles to provide standardized packaging, versioning, and modular deployment. S2AP manages OSGi bundle lifecycles and dependencies, allows hot deployment of individual modules, and supports both OSGi bundles and standard WAR files. The document outlines how applications can migrate from WAR to OSGi formats with increasing modularization and reuse of libraries and services.