Microsoft, JBoss link server software

This is just the sort of cooperation that I hope to continue to see with MS and other Java based options out there. It almost gives me a warm fuzzy feeling!

Microsoft and JBoss said Tuesday they’ll work to make JBoss’ Java application server software work well with Microsoft’s Windows and higher-level software.

The companies said they will continue to compete in the market for application servers, which link Web applications to back-end databases and other systems. Products from the two companies are similar in purpose, but very different in design. The JBoss application server, based on Java, runs on Windows, Linux and Unix systems. Microsoft’s Windows-based application server tools, based on the company’s .Net programming model, are part of its Windows Server operating system.

But the companies will work to better integrate directory services, database software and systems management tools. That means that customers using both Java and .Net-based programs will be able to more easily manage and link their systems. [Read the rest]