Re: [ANN] WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus v1.7 released

> The WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) team is pleased to announce the
> release
> of its version 1.7 of the Open Source ESB.
>
> The WSO2 ESB is an ultra fast, light-weight and versatile Enterprise
> Service
> Bus based on the Apache Synapse ESB <http://synapse.apache.org>. It
> allows you to Connect, Manage and
> Transform service interactions between Web services, REST/POX services
> and
> Legacy systems. You can easily switch transports between http/s, JMS,
> File
> Systems, Mail, FIX etc, or read/write from Databases, split, aggregate or
> clone messages and support declarative enforcement of QoS aspects such as
> WS-Security, WS-Reliable Messaging etc, and also switch between message
> formats such as SOAP 1.1/1.2, PoX/REST, Hessian, Text, Binary, MTOM
> and SwA.
>
> The WSO2 ESB is released under the Apache Software License v2.0, and
> ships
> with a graphical management and administration console and enhanced JMX
> management/monitoring support, and integrates seamlessly with the WSO2
> Registry.
>
> _*Webinar series introducing the WSO2 ESB v1.7:*_
>     In this Webinar series Paul Fremantle, CTO of WSO2, will introduce
> the
> new features and capabilities of the WSO2 ESB. The first session will
> recap
> on the overall approach and benefits of the WSO2 ESB solution and the
> underlying Apache Synapse project, and then go into the added
> functionality
> and benefits of the 1.7 release. The series will include details of the
> newly released support for Hessian, FIX, AMQP and also discuss the
> improvements in performance and stability.
>
>     * For more details on the Webinar series, and to register,
>       visit http://wso2.com/about/news/esb-webinar-june-17/
>
>
> _*Core features of the WSO2 ESB includes:*_
>     * Proxy services / Service mediation and Message mediation
>     * Support for Non-blocking http/s, JMS, FIX, Apache VFS (s/ftp, file,
>       zip/tar/gz, webdav, cifs..), POP3/IMAP/SMTP, AMQP transports
>     * Support for SOAP 1.1/1.2, PoX/REST, Hessian, Text and Binary
> payloads
>     * Support for scheduled task execution and management
>     * Support for custom extensions in Java through custom mediators,
> POJO
>       Classes and Java Command classes
>     * Support for Apache BSF Scripting languages such as (Javascript,
> Ruby,
>       Groovy..etc)
>     * Support for clustered deployment with pinned services and tasks
>     * Throttling, Caching, Load balancing and Failover support
>     * Support for declarative WS-Reliable Messaging, WS-Security and
>       WS-Policy attachment
>     * Integrated WSO2 Registry with support for external Registries
>     * Ability to stop, re-start and gracefully shutdown the ESB
> through JMX
>     * Cluster aware sticky load balancing support
>
> _*New features of the v.1.7 release includes:*_
>     * Support for Hessian binary messages
>     * FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol transport
>     * WS-Reliable Messaging support with WSO2 Mercury
>     * Ability to stop, re-start and gracefully shutdown the ESB
> through JMX
>     * Integrated WSO2 Registry shipped, with ability to connect to a
> remote
>       WSO2 Registry
>     * Support for re-usable database connection pools for DB
> report/lookup
>       mediators
>     * Support for GZip encoding and HTTP 100 continue
>     * Natural support for dual channel messaging with WS-Addressing
>     * Cluster aware sticky load balancing support
>     * Non-blocking streaming of large messages at high concurreny with
>       constant memory usage
>     * Support for an ELSE clause for the Filter mediator
>     * Ability to specify XPath expressions relative to the envelope or
> body
>     * Support for separate policies for incoming/outgoing messages
>     * Support for a mandatory sequence before mediation
>     * New Router mediator
>     * Ability to re-deploy proxy services
>
> _*Useful Links*_
>     Download WSO2 ESB - http://wso2.org/downloads/esb/
>     Quickstart Guide
> <http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7/docs/ESB_QuickStart.html>
>     Installation Guide
> <http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7/docs/installationguide.html>
>     Administration Guide
> <http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7/docs/administratorguide.html>
>     Samples Guide
> <http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7/docs/ESB_Samples.html>
>     Documentation Index
> <http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7/docs/docs_index.html>
>
> _*Contribute to WSO2 ESB*_
>     SVN: http://wso2.org/repos/wso2/trunk/esb/java/
>     JIRA: http://wso2.org/jira/browse/ESBJAVA
>     User list: esb-java-user@...
>     Developer list: esb-java-dev@...
>     Web Forum: http://wso2.org/forum/187
>
> _*Training*_
> WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of professional Training Programs, including
> training on general Web services as well as WSO2 ESB, Apache Synapse and
> Axis2, Data Services and a number of other products. For additional
> support information please refer to
> http://wso2.com/training/course-catalog/
>
> _*Support*_
> WSO2 Inc. offers a variety of development and production support
> programs,
> ranging from Web-based support up through normal business hours, to
> premium
> 24x7 phone support. For additional support information please refer to
> http://wso2.com/support/ For more information on WSO2 ESB visit the WSO2
> Oxygen Tank (http://wso2.org)
>
> Thank You
> The WSO2 ESB Development Team
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