Experience Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server (previously named Sun Java System Application Server)—an easy, fast, and industry-leading application server based on Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) technology for developing and delivering web applications and web services.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server is Sun's commercially supported distribution of the open-source GlassFish application server from the GlassFish Community and is free for development, deployment, and redistribution.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server is included in the Java EE SDK—the first robust, commercial Java EE 5-compatible implementation that lets you easily develop and deploy you applications. See the SDK Resources.

Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server

Java EE 5 SDK and Java Application Platform SDK

What's New   November 14, 2008 GlassFish and MySQL, Part 1: A Perfect Combination for Web Applications Learn why the combination of GlassFish and MySQL is a perfect choice for developing and deploying web applications.   November 14, 2008 GlassFish Update Center Find and install additional applications for GlassFish. View all modules or see the most popular or most recent modules.   November 14, 2008 Configuring JSON for RESTful Web Services in Jersey 1.0 This Tech Tip shows you how to build a Jersey-based web application that returns information in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.   » See more Product Highlights   Free for development, deployment, and redistribution Improves developer productivity through adoption of Java EE 5 technologies Foundation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 applications Completely integrated with NetBeans and supports Eclipse through a plug-in 100 percent derived from the open-source GlassFish Community For details about Sun Java System Application Server 9.1, see: Features and Benefits System Requirements Support   Gain flexibility and support on a global scale. Count on Sun's full enterprise support whenever you need it. Buy Application Server 9.1 Support Application Server Support and Services Sun Software Service Plans Developer Assistance »  See Application Server Support

Community   GlassFish Participate in the community development of the GlassFish application server, which implements the newest features in the Java EE 5 platform.   The Aquarium Get daily news from the GlassFish Community. Extending GlassFish - Admin CLI - Nov 20, 2008 Two For One - Seam and GlassFish AND Seam and Java EE 6 - Nov 19, 2008 NetBeans 6.5 is out - Nov 19, 2008   Stories Read about GlassFish in the real world. Apologic, expanding market, new architecture with GlassFish - Nov 06, 2008 Ipso-Facto: Real Estate SaaS with GlassFish - Nov 03, 2008 SSOCircle Uses OpenSSO to Provide an Open Identity Provider Service - Oct 27, 2008 Samples for Project GlassFish Developers can use and contribute to the sample applications that demonstrate Java EE technology using the Java EE SDK built by the GlassFish Community.   Application Servers Forum Post a new topic, browse recent messages, and see links to additional application server-related forums.   » See Application Server Community Training and Certification   Learn about Java EE and application server training courses and find out about certification programs for developers and architects. Sun Java System Application Server 9.1: Introduction Sun Java Enterprise System Web and Application Services Java EE and Web Services Java EE Certification » See Application Server Learning