Although analysts tend to rank Oracle Corp. fourth or fifth among app server vendors, the database giant considers itself an innovator and a force in the evolution of app server technology. In fact, ...

Application servers emerged just a few years ago to provide a standardized middle tier in client/server systems. But in a relatively short time, this basic piece of technology has evolved ...

Four months after releasing the first version of its e-commerce software, Oracle is upgrading its 9i Application Server (9iAS) product for conducting transactions over the Web. While 9iAS Release 2 ...

Chances are good that the average reader thinks a Java application server basically provides an implementation of the servlet specification, probably an implementation of JavaServer Pages, and perhaps ...