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Application Server - Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2007 to 2013
WinterGreen Research, Inc., Aug 2007, Pages: 617

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1. APPLICATION SERVER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS 1-1
1.1 Application Server Virtual Hosting, Clustering, Fail-Over And Load Balancing 1-1
1.2 Application Server Provides Competitive Advantage 1-5
1.3 SOA Reusable Software Components 1-6
1.3.1 SOA Community-Based Marketplaces 1-8
1.3.2 Components Aimed At Developer Base 1-9
1.4 Infrastructure Switch 1-9
1.4.1 Market Change 1-10
1.5 Increasing Java Productivity 1-12
1.5.1 Increasing Developer Base 1-13
1.6 Application Server Platform Priorities 1-13
1.7 Consolidated Systems 1-14
1.8 Application Servers Manage Distributed Transactions 1-17
1.8.1 Application Server Transaction Management 1-18
1.8.2 Distributed Transactions 1-19
1.8.3 Distributed Processing Implemented As A Centralized System 1-20
1.8.4 Benchmarking Core Application Server Competitive Measure 1-21
1.8.5 Application Server Positioning 1-23
1.9 Disconnected Silos Of Applications 1-25
1.9.1 Mission Critical Functionality 1-26
1.9.2 Mainframe Environments Provide Improved ROI 1-27
1.10 Distributed Computing 1-31
1.11 Web-Based Systems 1-31
1.12 E-Business Platforms 1-35
1.12.1 Business Process Management Platforms 1-36
1.12.2 Business Process Use Of Application Servers 1-38
1.12.3 Effective Control Of E-Commerce Systems 1-40
1.12.4 Web-Based E-Commerce Systems 1-41
1.12.5 Common Platform For Applications 1-42
1.12.6 Scalability, Performance, And Reliability 1-43
1.13 Integrated Functionality 1-44
1.14 Modular, Application Server-Based Architecture 1-45
1.15 Application Server Solutions 1-47
1.15.1 Internet Customer Relationship Management Solutions 1-48
1.16 Professional Service Capabilities 1-49
1.16.1 Systems Integrators And Web Developers 1-49
1.16.2 Expanding Market Presence 1-50
1.17 Go To Market Strategies 1-50
1.17.1 Go To Market Partnering 1-51
1.17.2 Business Imperatives 1-51
1.18 Need For Speed And Simplicity Of Underlying Business Processes 1-52
1.18.1 Complexity: The Challenge 1-54
1.18.2 Order-To-Delivery Cycle 1-55
1.18.3 Advantages Of Application Servers 1-59
1.18.4 Centralized configuration 1-59
1.18.5 Security 1-59
1.18.6 Performance 1-60
1.18.7 Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 1-60
1.18.8 Open Source Software 1-60

2. APPLICATION SERVER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS 2
1
2.1 Application Servers Support Internet Channel 2-1
2.1.1 IBM Mainframe vs. Distributed Server ROI 2-3
2.1.2 Application Server Real Time Business Benefits 2-3
2.1.3 Application Server Market Driving Forces 2-6
2.1.4 Application Server Segments 2-8
2.2 Application Server Market Shares 2-10
2.2.1 Application Server License Market Shares, Dollars, 2006 2-11
2.2.2 Application Server Non Open Source Market Shares, Units, 2006 2-14
2.2.3 Application Server Open Source Market Shares, Units, 2006 2-17
2.2.4 Microsoft and Novell 2-24
2.2.5 Red Hat 2-26
2.2.6 Apache 2-26
2.2.7 IBM WebSphere Consistent Model For Enterprise Application 2-26
2.2.8 BEA Synchronous Processes 2-27
2.2.9 IBM Adapter Framework Based On Open Standards 2-27
2.2.10 Zeus 2-28
2.2.11 Adobe / Macromedia JRun 2-28
2.3 Application Server Market Forecasts 2-28
2.3.1 High End Application Server Market 2-31
2.3.2 Mid Range Application Server Market 2-35
2.4 Open Source Application Servers 2-38
2.4.1 Open Source Software Market 2-38
2.4.2 Red Hat 2-40
2.4.3 Worldwide Application Server License Market Forecasts 2-46
2.4.4 Small and Medium Business Application Server Market 2-48
2.5 Application Server Development Tools 2-50
2.5.1 Application Server Installed Base and Unit Shipments 2-51
2.6 Application Server Pricing 2-52
2.6.1 Application Server Pricing Variations 2-52
2.7 Application Server Regional Analysis 2-54
2.8 Internet Driving Forces 2-57
2.9 Application Server Positioning 2-61
2.9.1 Reliability 2-63
2.9.2 High Availability 2-64
2.9.3 Performance 2-64
2.9.4 Scalability 2-65
2.9.5 Flexibility 2-65
2.9.6 Productivity 2-66
2.9.7 Operability 2-66
2.9.8 Maintainability 2-67
2.9.9 Security 2-67
2.9.10 Complexity Of Integrating 2-68
2.10 Analysis of Mainframe vs. Distributed ROI for Single E Application 2-68
2.11 Application Servers Support High Availability Systems 2-70
2.11.1 Application Server Primary Functions 2-71
2.11.2 Application Server Market Shares2005 2-74

3. APPLICATION SERVER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3-1
3.1 IBM WebSphere Application Server 3-1
3.1.1 IBM WebSphere Application Server 3-3
3.1.2 IBM WebSphere Application Server 3-3
3.1.3 IBM WebSphere Secure, Scalable, Highly Available SOA Runtime Environment 3-7
3.1.4 IBM WebSphere Extensive Communication Services 3-8
3.1.5 IBM WebSphere Effective Application Management 3-9
3.1.6 IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition. 3-13
3.1.7 IBM® WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS Functions 3-13
3.1.8 IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Workload Assessment 3-15
3.1.9 IBM Application Server z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) Queue 3-21
3.1.10 IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS 3-25
3.1.11 IBM Application Flow Consists Of A Web Container 3-28
3.1.12 IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Performance. 3-30
3.1.13 IBM WebSphere Application Server For z/OS Security 3-31
3.1.14 WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, Performance And Dynamic Caching 3-32
3.1.15 WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Performance 3-33
3.1.16 IBM J2EE Programming Model 3-37
3.1.17 IBM WebSphere Software - Transaction Management And Integration 3-41
3.1.18 IBM iSeries WebSphere Application Server 3-45
3.1.19 IBM WebSphere Application Server Transaction Management And Integration 3-48
3.1.20 IBM Mainframe WebSphere Application Server SOA Software Advantages: 3-49
3.1.21 IBM Services Oriented Architecture SOA Software Benefits: 3-50
3.1.22 IBM WebSphere Apache Geronimo Application Server Community Edition 3-51
3.1.23 IBM WebSphere Application Server – Express 3-55
3.1.24 IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express 3-57
3.1.25 IBM WebSphere Open Source, Lightweight J2EE Application Server Built On Apache Geronimo 3-65
3.1.26 IBM Rational Web Developer 3-66
3.1.27 IBM WebSphere® Extended Deployment 3-67
3.1.28 IBM WebSphere® Partitioning Facility 3-67
3.1.29 IBM WebSphere Edge Server 3-68
3.1.30 IBM WebSphere Remote Server 3-69
3.2 BEA WebLogic Application Server 3-70
3.2.1 BEA WebLogic Server 3-71
3.2.2 BEA Application Server SOA Innovation 3-73
3.2.3 BEA WebLogic Server® 10 3-75
3.2.4 BEA WebLogic Server Simplified Development 3-76
3.2.5 BEA Web Services 3-77
3.2.6 BEA WebLogic Platform 3-81
3.2.7 BEA Automatic JTA Transaction 3-82
3.2.8 BEA JRockit 3-82
3.2.9 BEA WebLogic Application Server Enterprise-Grade Kernel 3-84
3.2.10 BEA WebLogic Application Server Advanced Administration 3-85
3.2.11 BEA WebLogic Application Server Reliable Messaging 3-85
3.2.12 BEA WebLogic Family of Products 3-87
3.2.13 BEA WebLogic RFID Product Family 3-88
3.2.14 BEA WebLogic System-Wide Default Persistent Store 3-89
3.2.15 BEA WebLogic Server Security 3-91
3.2.16 BEA WebLogic Server 9.2 3-91
3.2.17 BEA WebLogic Portal 9.2 3-94
3.2.18 BEA WebLogic Workshop 9.2 3-96
3.2.19 BEA WebLogic Mobility Server 3-97
3.3 Oracle Application Server 3-98
3.4 Oracle Application Server 3-99
3.4.1 Oracle Commitment To Java Developers 3-100
3.4.2 Oracle Deploys A New Generation Of Standards-Based Java And Web Applications That Are Interactive, Customizable And Extensible 3-100
3.4.3 Oracle Next-Generation Architecture for Fusion Middleware 3-103
3.4.4 Oracle Performance and Scalability 3-105
3.4.5 Oracle SCA-Based Service Infrastructure Extends SOA 3-106
3.4.6 Oracle Complex Event Processing for EDA 3-107
3.4.7 Oracle Application Server 10g R3 3-107
3.4.8 Oracle Fusion Middleware 3-108
3.4.9 Oracle 2.0 Standards Support: J2EE Infrastructure 3-111
3.4.10 Oracle Application Server Lightweight Footprint 3-114
3.4.11 Oracle Presentation Tier – Java Server Pages and JavaServer Faces 3-115
3.4.12 Oracle Business Tier – Enterprise Java Beans 3-116
3.4.13 Oracle TopLink -- Persistence - 3-117
3.4.14 Leveraging The Oracle Database 3-119
3.4.15 Oracle Object-XML 3-120
3.4.16 Oracle XML Digital Signatures 3-122
3.4.17 Oracle Application Server Web Services 3-124
3.4.18 Oracle Application Server Business Rules Engine 3-124
3.4.19 Oracle Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) 3-127
3.4.20 Oracle Web Services Reliable Messaging 3-127
3.4.21 Oracle Web Services Invocation Framework Support 3-129
3.4.22 Oracle Application Server Fusion Middleware 3-130
3.4.23 Oracle Application Server Editions, Products, and Options 3-131
3.4.24 Oracle Small Business Application Server 3-135
3.4.25 Oracle Application Server Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) 3-136
3.4.26 Oracle Business Activity Monitoring 3-136
3.4.27 Oracle BPEL Process Manager 3-137
3.4.28 Oracle Application Server Business Rules 3-137
3.4.29 Oracle Fusion Middleware Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Infrastructure 3-138
3.4.30 Oracle ESB Communication with Reliable Messaging and Intelligent Routing 3-138
3.4.31 Oracle Application Server Enterprise Edition 3-139
3.4.32 Oracle Application Server Standard Edition 3-139
3.4.33 Oracle Application Server 10g Standard Edition One 3-139
3.4.34 Oracle Application Server 10g Java Edition 3-140
3.4.35 Oracle Business Integration 3-140
3.5 Adobe / Macromedia 3-140
3.5.1 Macromedia Flex 3-140
3.5.2 Adobe Macromedia JRun 4 3-146
3.5.3 Adobe Macromedia Presentation Services 3-147
3.5.4 Adobe Macromedia Performance and Scalability 3-149
3.5.5 Adobe Macromedia Application Server Development and Deployment Services 3-151
3.5.6 Adobe Macromedia Application Server Data Access Services 3-152
3.5.7 Adobe Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 3-153
3.5.8 Adobe FrameMaker 3-153
3.5.9 Adobe Flex 3-155
3.5.10 Adobe Flex Builder 2 3-155
3.5.11 Adobe Flex Charting 2 3-156
3.5.12 Adobe Flex Data Services 2 3-156
3.5.13 Macromedia JRun 4 3-156
3.6 Art Technology Group 3-164
3.6.1 Art Technology Group E-Commerce Product Suite Business Benefits 3-164 200
3.6.2 ATG Commerce 3-169
3.6.3 ATG Merchandising Management 3-169
3.6.4 ATG Content Management 3-169
3.6.5 ATG Commerce Search 3-169
3.6.6 ATG A/B Split Testing 3-170
3.6.7 ATG Agent-Assisted e-Commerce 3-170
3.6.8 ATG e-Mail and Web marketing 3-170
3.6.9 ATG Web Self-Service 3-170
3.6.10 ATG Customer Assisted Service 3-171
3.6.11 ATG e-Mail Response Management 3-171
3.6.12 ATG Platform 3-171
3.6.13 ATG Reporting/Analytics 3-171
3.6.14 ATG Comprehensive E-Commerce Software Product Suite 3-172
3.7 Adobe Macromedia 3-173
3.8 RedHat JBoss For Applications 3-173
3.8.1 Red Hat RHN and JBoss ON 3-174
3.8.2 Red Hat Global Client Services 3-175
3.8.3 Red Hat Support By Leading Independent Software And Hardware Vendors To The Large Enterprise 3-175
3.8.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Desktop technologies 3-177
3.8.5 Red Hat Operating System Platforms 3-179
3.8.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform 3-180
3.8.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3-180
3.8.8 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Middleware 3-180
3.8.9 Red Hat Enterprise Technologies 3-182
3.8.10 Red Hat Systems RHN Modules 3-183
3.8.11 Red Hat Global Client Services 3-184
3.8.12 RedHat JBoss For Intelligent Mobile Applications 3-184
3.8.13 Red Hat Application Server 3-184
3.8.14 Red Hat Application Server Technology Summary 3-185
3.8.15 Red Hat Application Solutions 3-188
3.8.16 Red Hat Application Server 3-188
3.9 Novell JBoss 3-190
3.9.1 JBoss Enterprise Middleware System from Novell 3-194
3.9.2 Novell JBoss Enterprise Middleware Extensible And Scalable Suite 3-195
3.9.3 JBoss from Novell 3-196
3.9.4 Novell exteNd Application Server 3-199
3.9.5 Novell exteNd Application Server Workbench 3-200
3.9.6 Novell 3-201
3.9.7 Novell exteNd Non-Invasive Connectivity 3-202
3.9.8 Novell exteNd Security 3-203
3.9.9 Novell Technology Partner IBM DB2 Connect Application Server zSeries 3-210
3.9.10 Novell exteNd Application Server HA/HR Features 3-210
3.9.11 Novell exteNd Application Server 3-211
3.10 Fujitsu Application Server 3-212
3.10.1 Fujitsu® Interstage® Application Server 3-214
3.10.2 Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Cross Platform Support 3-219
3.10.3 Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Greater IT Productivity and Improved Quality 3-219
3.10.4 Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Greater Operational Stability 3-220
3.10.5 Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Secure System Development 3-220
3.11 Microsoft Application Center 3-220
3.11.1 Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 3-223
3.12 Microsoft Internet Information Services Application Server 3-223
3.12.1 Configuring the Microsoft Internet Information Services Application Server 3-225
3.12.2 Microsoft Internet Information Services Add/Remove Components Application 3-225
3.12.3 Microsoft IIS Request Processing Architecture 3-226
3.12.4 Microsoft IIS Application Pools And Worker Processes 3-232
3.12.5 Microsoft IIS HTTP.sys 3-233
3.12.6 Microsoft IIS WWW Service Administration and Monitoring Component 3-234
3.12.7 Microsoft IIS Server Configuration 3-234
3.12.8 Microsoft IIS Worker Process Management 3-235
3.12.9 Microsoft IIS Worker Process Isolation Mode 3-235
3.13 Zeus 3-239
3.13.1 Zeus Web Server 3-242
3.13.2 Zeus Flexibility and Integration 3-242
3.13.3 Zeus Enterprise-Grade Solutions 3-242
3.13.4 Zeus Performance and Scalability 3-243
3.13.5 Zeus Web Server For Web Hosting Providers 3-243
3.13.6 Zeus Web server is $1,700 3-244
3.13.7 Zeus Web Server Integration with IBM WebSphere 3-244
3.14 Broadsoft BroadWorks Assistant 3-245
3.14.1 BroadWorks Receptionist 3-245
3.15 Sun SeeBeyond ICAN Suite 3-245
3.16 Apache 3-247
3.16.1 Apache Authn/Authz 3-248
3.16.2 Apache Caching 3-248
3.16.3 Apache Configuration 3-249
3.16.4 Apache Graceful stop 3-249
3.16.5 Apache Proxying 3-249
3.16.6 Apache Smart Filtering 3-249
3.16.7 Apache Large File Support 3-250
3.16.8 Apache SQL Database Support 3-250
3.16.9 Apache Authn/Authz 3-250
3.17 Sun Java System Application Server 3-251
3.17.1 SJSAS 3-252
3.17.2 NetBeans 3-253
3.17.3 Sun Java System Message Queue 3-253
3.17.4 Sun Java System Web Server 3-253
3.18 BMC Mainview for Application Server Management 3-254

4. APPLICATION SERVER STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS 4-1
4.1 Application Server Strategy 4-1
4.1.1 Application Server Positioning 4-2
4.1.2 B2B Commerce Technology As A Working Reality 4-3
4.1.3 Integration Application Server 4-4
4.1.4 Application Server Strategy 4-4
4.1.5 Communities Of Partners 4-6
4.2 Application Server Industry Positioning 4-6
4.3 IBM Strategy 4-12
4.3.1 IBM WebSphere Application Development Targets Ordinary People 4-13
4.3.2 Common Development Environment Across Windows And Linux 4-15
4.3.3 IBM WebSphere Grid Supports 4-16
4.3.4 IBM Partner Strategy 4-16
4.3.5 IBM Application Server Bundling 4-17
4.4 BEA Strategy 4-18
4.4.1 BEA Positions To Preserve Existing Investment In IT Systems 4-19
4.4.2 BEA Application Infrastructure Positioning 4-20
4.4.3 BEA Sales Strategy 4-21
4.4.4 BEA Dev2dev 4-27
4.4.5 Dev2dev User Group Program 4-28
4.4.6 Dev2dev University Program 4-28
4.4.7 BEA dev2dev Membership Program 4-29
4.5 Benefits Of The Open Source Development Model 4-29
4.5.1 Open Source Foundation 4-31
4.6 Microsoft Strategy 4-31

4.7 Oracle Strategy 4-32
4.7.1 Oracle's Commitment to Java Developers 4-33
4.8 Application Server Technology 4-34
4.8.1 Java Application Server 4-34
4.8.2 Java and J2EE 4-34
4.8.3 Major Types Of Enterprise Beans 4-35
4.8.4 EJB Clustering 4-37
4.8.5 EJB Caching 4-38
4.8.6 Back-End Layer 4-38
4.8.7 Relational Database Access 4-38
4.8.8 Web Services 4-40
4.8.9 Web Service Applications Composed Of Servlets And EJBs 4-40
4.8.10 WS-Security 4-41
4.8.11 Open Standards 4-41
4.8.12 Reliable Web Services Solutions 4-41
4.8.13 Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) 4-43
4.8.14 Autonomic Computing Technologies 4-47
4.8.15 Grid Protocol Topology 4-52
4.8.16 Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) 4-54
4.8.17 Eclipse Open-Source Tools Framework 4-55
4.9 Transaction Automation 4-56
4.9.1 Asynchronous Communications Dominate 4-56
4.10 Stateless Session Bean 4-58
4.11 Cluster 4-59
4.12 Location Transparency 4-60
4.13 Smart Proxy 4-61
4.14 Load Balancing 4-61
4.15 Process-Entity Design Pattern 4-62
4.16 Command Objects / Control Flow 4-62
4.17 Authorization Checks 4-63
4.18 Delegation 4-64
4.19 Collaborative Filtering 4-65
4.20 Site Analysis 4-65
4.21 Portals 4-66
4.22 Application Server Industry Specific Applications 4-68
4.22.1 Packaged Applications 4-68
4.22.2 Real-Time Processing 4-69

5. APPLICATION SERVER COMPANY PROFILES 5-1
5.1 Application Server Companies Embrace SOA 5-1
5.2 Applied Technology 5-3
5.3 Art Technology Group 5-3
5.3.1 Art Technology Group ATG Enterprise Customers 5-6
5.3.2 ATG Customers 5-6
5.3.3 ATG Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2006 Revenue 5-7
5.3.4 ATG Revenues 5-9
5.3.5 ATG / eStara 5-12
5.4 BEA 5-12
5.4.1 BEA Acquisitions / Plumtree and Fuego 5-18
5.4.2 BEA Revenue 5-19
5.4.3 BEA Delivers Business Results for Key Customers and Expands Partnerships 5-21
5.5 Cape Clear 5-22
5.5.1 Cape Clear Products 5-24
5.5.2 Cape Clear Customers 5-25
5.5.3 Cape Clear Partners 5-26
5.5.4 Cape Clear Solutions 5-26
5.5.5 Cape Clear Positioning 5-27
5.6 Fiorano 5-28
5.6.1 FioranoMQ 5-28
5.6.2 Fiorano ESB 5-28
5.6.3 Fiorano Customers 5-29
5.6.4 Fiorano Partners 5-29
5.6.5 Fiorano / Improsive Technologies 5-30
5.6.6 Fiorano / IntegraSolv 5-31
5.6.7 Fiorano / Asidua 5-32
5.7 FusionWare 5-33
5.8 IBM 5-34
5.8.1 Description of Business 5-37
5.8.2 IBM's Strategy 5-38
5.8.3 Products and Services 5-39
5.8.4 IBM WebSphere 5-39
5.8.5 IBM and SAP 5-41
5.8.6 IBM / DataPower 5-42
5.8.7 DataPower 5-43
5.8.8 IBM DataPower's strategy 5-43
5.8.9 DataPower XG3 Product Family 5-44
5.8.10 IBM Acquires Ascential Software 5-44
5.8.11 IBM / Ascential ESB Platform 5-45
5.8.12 IBM / Micromuse Inc. 5-46
5.8.13 IBM Acquires Bowstreet, Inc. 5-47
5.8.14 IBM 2006 Revenue 5-48
5.8.15 IBM Full-Year 2006 Revenue 5-51
5.9 IONA 5-52
5.9.1 Iona Artix Products 5-53
5.9.2 Iona Partnerships 5-53
5.9.3 Iona Artix Universal Service Platform 5-54
5.9.4 Iona Products 5-55
5.9.5 Iona Partners 5-55
5.9.6 Iona And Industria Form Strategic Partnership 5-56
5.9.7 Iona and Wipro Technologies Partner for SOA 5-56
5.9.8 Iona And AmberPoint Announce Integrated SOA Infrastructure Capabilities 5-56
5.9.9 Iona Fourth Quarter 2006 Revenue 5-57
5.9.10 IONA First Quarter 2006 Revenue 5-57
5.9.11 IONA 2005 Revenue 5-58
5.10 Novell 5-58
5.10.1 JBoss Enterprise Middleware System from Novell 5-61
5.10.2 Novell. Revenue 5-64
5.11 Oracle 5-65
5.11.1 Oracle Business 5-66
5.11.2 Oracle Recent Acquisitions 5-67
5.11.3 Oracle Middleware Products and Services 5-67
5.11.4 Oracle Acquires Oblix 5-69
5.11.5 Oblix Identity Management Products and Services 5-70
5.11.6 Oracle Buys Open Source Software Company Sleepycat 5-70
5.11.7 Oracle Revenue 2006 5-71
5.11.8 Oracle Corporation Q2 Fiscal 2007 Quarter Revenue 5-72
5.11.9 Oracle Buys Open Source Software Company Sleepycat 5-73
5.12 PolarLake 5-73
5.13 Progress Software 5-74
5.13.1 Progress Software Products 5-76
5.13.2 Progress Software Partners and Customers 5-77
5.13.3 Progress Software / NEON Systems 5-77
5.13.4 Progress Software Reports First Quarter Financial Results 5-78
5.13.5 Progress Software 2005 Revenue 5-79
5.14 Red Hat 5-79
5.14.1 Red Hat Business Strategy 5-80
5.14.2 Red Hat Vendors To The Large Enterprise 5-81
5.14.3 Red Hat Partners 5-81
5.14.4 Red Hat Acquires JBoss 5-82
5.14.5 Red Hat Revenue 5-84
5.14.6 Red Hat Subscription Revenue 5-86
5.14.7 Red Hat Training And Services Revenue 5-87
5.14.8 Red Hat JBoss Revenue 5-87
5.14.9 Red Hat Subscription Enterprise Technologies 5-88
5.14.10 Red Hat Sales By Geography 5-88
5.14.11 Red Hat Linux And Open Source Solutions 5-89
5.15 SOA Software 5-91
5.15.1 Customers 5-92
5.15.2 Partners 5-92
5.15.3 Products 5-93
5.15.4 Solutions 5-93
5.15.5 SOA Software Acquires Blue Titan 5-93
5.15.6 Blue Titan Products 5-94
5.15.7 Blue Titan Customers 5-94
5.15.8 Blue Titan Partners 5-94
5.15.9 SOA Software 2005 Revenue 5-94
5.16 Savvion 5-95
5.16.1 Savvion BPM 5-96
5.17 Tibco 5-96
5.17.1 Tibco Products 5-97
5.17.2 Tibco SOA 5-98
5.17.3 Tibco BPM 5-99
5.17.4 Tibco MDM 5-100
5.17.5 Tibco Business Optimization 5-100
5.17.6 Tibco Professional Services 5-101
5.17.7 Tibco Partners 5-101
5.17.8 HP / Tibco 5-101
5.17.9 Tibco / IDS Scheer 5-102
5.17.10 Tibco Financial Data 5-102
5.17.11 Tibco Software 2006 Fourth Quarter Revenue 5-103
5.17.12 Tibco Software Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results With License Revenues Up 32% 5-105
5.17.13 Tibco Industry Solutions 5-106
5.18 Vitria 5-107
5.18.1 Vitria Solutions 5-107
5.18.2 Vitria Fourth Quarter 2006 Revenue 5-108
5.19 webMethods 5-110
5.19.1 webMethods Fabric 5-111
5.19.2 webMethods Enterprise Services Platform 5-113
5.19.3 webMethods Business Process Management 5-115
5.19.4 webMethods is Business Activity Monitoring 5-115
5.19.5 webMethods Composite Application Framework 5-116
5.19.6 webMethods is Business Process Productivity Solutions 5-117
5.19.7 webMethods for Financial Services 5-118
5.19.8 webMethods for the Demand-Driven Enterprise 5-119
5.19.9 webMethods Second Quarter Fiscal 2007 Revenue 5-120
5.19.10 webMethods / Infravio 5-121
5.19.11 Professional Services Revenue 5-123
5.19.12 webMethods Regional Segment Information 5-126
5.20 Zeus Technology 5-127
5.20.1 Zeus Powers Over 1 Million Sites 5-128
Table ES-1 ES-2
Application Server Key Benefits
Table ES-2 ES-3
On Demand Business Benefits
Figure ES-3 ES-7
Worldwide Application Server License Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Figure ES-4 ES-9
Worldwide Application Server License and Services Market Forecasts, 2006-2012
Table ES-5 ES-14
Enterprise Services Oriented Architecture SOA Market Driving Forces

APPLICATION SERVER MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
Table 1-1 1-2
Application Server Features
Table 1-2 1-4
Java Based Application Server Functions
Table1-3 1-8
SOA Market-Ready Components Business
Table 1-4 1-11
Application Server Product Functions
Table 1-5 1-15
IT System Consolidation Aspects
Table 1-6 1-22
Benefits Of Distributed Computing
Table 1-7 1-23
Back End Functionality Support
Table 1-8 1-24
Application Server Mobile Worker Functionality Support
Table 1-9 1-26
Transaction Mission Critical System Requirements
Table 1-10 1-27
Transaction System Aspects
Table 1-11 1-28
Mainframe System Advantages
Table 1-12 1-29
Application Server Positioning
Table 1-13 1-30
Distributed Server Applications
Table 1-14 1-32
Types Of E-Commerce Transaction Requests
Table 1-15 1-33
Types Of Distributed Computer transactions
Table 1-16 1-34
Reasons Web Sites Gather Information About Users
Table 1-17 1-37
Benefits Of Business Process Management Products
Table 1-18 1-40
Effective Control Of E-Commerce Systems
Table 1-19 1-46
Modular, Application Server-Based Architecture Solutions
Table 1-20 1-47
Application Server Solutions
Table 1-21 1-53
Business Process Application Server Drivers
Table 1-22 1-62
Open Source Software As A Viable And Arguably Superior Alternative To Traditional Proprietary Software
Table 1-23 1-65
Linux Operating System Platform Positioning

APPLICATION SERVER MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS
Table 2-1 2-2
Application Server Key Benefits
Table 2-2 2-4
Real Time Business Benefits
Table 2-3 2-7
Application Server Market Positioning
Table 2-4 2-8
Market Driving Forces for Applications Servers
Table 2-5 2-9
E-Commerce Target Markets
Figure 2-6 2-12
Worldwide Application Server License Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Table 2-7 2-13
Worldwide Application Server License Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Figure 2-8 2-15
Worldwide Application Server Non Open Source Shipped Unit Market Shares, Per Processor, 2006
Table 2-9 2-16
Worldwide Application Server Non Open Source Shipped Unit Installed Base Market Shares, Per Processor, 2006
Figure 2-10 2-18
Worldwide Application Server Open Source and Microsoft OS Included Shipped Unit Installed Base Market Shares, Units, 2006
Figure 2-11 2-19
Worldwide Application Server Open Source and Microsoft OS Included Shipped Unit Installed Base Market Shares, Units, 2006
Figure 2-12 2-20
Worldwide Application Server Maintenance and Services Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Table 2-13 2-21
Worldwide Application Server Services Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Figure 2-14 2-22
Worldwide Application Server License, Maintenance, and Services Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Table 2-15 2-23
Worldwide Application Server License, Maintenance, and Services Market Shares, Dollars, 2006
Table 2-16 2-25
Microsoft and Novell Agreement Aspects
Table 2-17 2-30
Worldwide Application Server License and Services Market Forecasts, 2006-2012
Table 2-18 2-31
Worldwide Application Server License and Services Market Forecasts, 2006-2012
Figure 2-19 2-32
Worldwide High End Application Server License and Services Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2006-2012
Figure 2-20 2-34
Worldwide High End Application Server Market Forecasts, Units, 2006-2012
Figure 2-21 2-36
Worldwide Mid Range Application Server License and Services Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2006-2012
Table 2-22 2-37
Worldwide Mid Range Application Server Market Forecasts, Units, 2006-2012
Table 2-23 2-39
Major Factors Affecting The Competitive Landscape For Open Source Application Server Products
Table 2-24 2-41
Worldwide Open Source Application Server Market Forecasts, Units, 2006-2012
Table 2-25 2-42
Worldwide Open Source Application Server Services Market Forecasts, Dollars, 2006-2012
Figure 2-26 2-44
Market Share for Top Servers Across All Domains August 1995 - February 2007
Figure 2-27 2-45
Totals for Active Servers Across All Domains June 2000 - February
Table 2-28 2-47
Worldwide Application Server License and Services Market Forecasts, Units and Dollars, 2006-2012
Table 2-29 2-51
Worldwide Application Server New, Replacement, and Installed Base Market Forecasts, Units, 2006-2012
Figure 2-30 2-55
Application Server Regional Market Analysis, Dollars, 2006
Table 2-31 2-56
Application Server Regional Market Analysis, Dollars, 2006
Table 2-32 2-58
Enterprise Messaging Integration Functions
Table 2-33 2-62
Application Server Core Technologies
Table 2-34 2-72
Application Server Primary Functions
Figure 2-35 2-75
Worldwide Application Server License Market Shares, 2005
Table 2-36 2-76
Worldwide Application Server License Market Shares, 2005
Figure 2-37 2-77
Worldwide Application Server Services Market Shares, 2005
Table 2-38 2-78
Worldwide Application Server Services Market Shares, 2005
Figure 2-39 2-79
Worldwide Application Server License and Services Market Shares, 2005
Table 2-40 2-80
Worldwide Application Server License and Services Market Shares, 2005

APPLICATION SERVER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Table 3-1 3-2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Features for SOA
Table 3-2 3-4
IBM WebSphere Core Functions
Table 3-3 3-5
IBM WebSphere Platform Functions
Table 3-4 3-10
IBM WebSphere Application Server Functions
Table 3-5 3-14
IBM® WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS Functions
Table 3-6 3-17
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Workloads And Methodologies
Table 3-7 3-20
WebSphere application server for z/OS product Functions
Table 3-8 3-26
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Benefits
Table 3-9 3-29
IBM Remote Distributed Business-Processing Logic Environment
Table 3-10 3-34
WebSphere Application Server Optimization Aspects
Table 3-11 3-39
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Performance Optimization Aspects
Table 3-12 3-42
IBM® WebSphere® Software Platform Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Functions
Table 3-13 3-44
IBM® WebSphere® Software Platform Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Features
Table 3-14 3-46
IBM iSeries WebSphere Application Server Features
Table 3-15 3-47
IBM iSeries WebSphere Application Server Functions
Table 3-16 3-52
WebSphere Apache Geronimo Functions
Table 3-17 3-53
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express Technical Details Support Offerings
Table 3-18 3-55
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express Software Advantages:
Table 3-19 3-56
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express Software return on investment (ROI)
Table 3-20 3-58
WebSphere Application Server - Express, V6 Features:
Table 3-21 3-59
WebSphere Application Server - Express, V6 Rapid Deployment:
Table 3-22 3-60
WebSphere Application Server - Express, V6 Rapid Ease of use Deployment:
Table 3-23 3-62
WebSphere Application Server - Express, V6 Rapid ISV Platform
Table 3-24 3-63
WebSphere Application Server - Express, V6 Rapid Ease of use Deployment:
Table 3-25 3-69
IBM WebSphere Remote Server
Table 3-26 3-71
BEA WebLogic Server Features
Table 3-27 3-74
BEA WebLogic Server Diagnostic Framework
Table 3-28 3-79
BEA WebLogic Server Application Server Platforms And Requirements
Table 3-29 3-83
BEA WebLogic Server Key Aspects
Table 3-30 3-92
WebLogic Server 9.2
Table 3-31 3-94
BEA WebLogic 9.2
Table 3-32 3-95
BEA WebLogic 9.2
Table 3-33 3-96
WebLogic Portal 9.2
Table 3-34 3-97
BEA WebLogic Workshop 9.2
Table 3-35 3-98
BEA WebLogic Mobility Server
Table 3-36 3-101
Oracle Software Provides A Web Services Platform
Table 3-37 3-102
Oracle Application Server Industry-Leading Application Deployment
Table 3-38 3-104
Oracle Middleware Offerings Permit Organizations To Support SOAs
Table 3-39 3-108
Oracle Fusion Middleware Functions
Table 3-40 3-110
Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
Table 3-41 3-111
Oracle Application Server Features
Table 3-42 3-118
Oracle Java Application Architectures
Table 3-43 3-119
Oracle Application Server Toplink Features
Table 3-44 3-121
Oracle Application Server Hardening
Table 3-45 3-123
Oracle XML WS Security
Table 3-46 3-125
Standards Based Infrastructure Java Artifacts Publishable As Web Services In Oracle Application Server
Table 3-47 3-126
Oracle Application Server Comprehensive Web Services Infrastructure
Table 3-48 3-128
Oracle Application Server Web Services Extend Its Database Capabilities
Table 3-49 3-132
Oracle Application Server Platform Suite Uses
Table 3-50 3-133
Oracle Application Server Platform Suite Features
Table 3-51 3-141
Macromedia Flex Presentation Server ROI Functions
Table 3-52 3-143
Macromedia Flex Presentation Server Tools, Workflows, And Infrastructure
Table 3-53 3-144
Macromedia Flex Data Dashboard Functions
Table 3-54 3-145
Adobe Macromedia Flex Streamlining Processes
Table 3-55 3-148
Adobe Macromedia Presentation Services
Table 3-56 3-150
Adobe Macromedia Application Server Functions
Table 3-57 3-154
Features of Adobe FrameMaker
Table 3-58 3-165
ATG Product Suite Functions
Table 3-59 3-167
ATG e-Commerce Software Product Suite Advanced Scenario Personalization Tools
Table 3-60 3-178
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System Enterprise Computing Features
Table 3-61 3-186
Red Hat Application Server Components
Table 3-62 3-187
Red Hat Application Server Features
Table 3-63 3-191
JBoss Architecture Components
Table 3-64 3-192
JBoss Component Architecture Functions
Table 3-65 3-196
JBoss Enterprise Middleware System Benefits
Table 3-66 3-198
JBoss Enterprise Middleware System Features
Table 3-67 3-203
Novell exteNd Application Server Functions
Table 3-68 3-205
Novell exteNd Application Server Security
Table 3-69 3-207
Novell exteNd 5.2 Application Server Features
Table 3-70 3-209
Novell exteNd Application Server Benefits
Table 3-71 3-210
Novell exteNd Application Server HA/HR features:
Table 3-72 3-213
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Key Benefits
Table 3-73 3-215
Fujitsu® Interstage® Application Server Features
Table 3-74 3-216
Fujitsu® Interstage® Application Server Functions
Table 3-75 3-218
Fujitsu® Interstage® Application Server Benefits
Table 3-76 3-224
Microsoft Internet Information Services Application Server Benefits
Table 3-77 3-226
Microsoft Internet Information Services Add/Remove Components Application
Table 3-78 3-228
Microsoft IIS Request Processing Architecture Functions
Table 3-79 3-229
Microsoft IIS Request Processing Architecture Features Table 3-80 3-231
Major Components Of The Microsoft IIS Fault-Tolerant Architecture
Table 3-81 3-236
Microsoft IIS Worker Process Isolation Mode Features
Table 3-82 3-240
ROI In Virtualization Aspects
Table 3-83 3-241
Benefits of Zeus ZXTM VA

APPLICATION SERVER STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRY SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
Table 4-1 4-3
Aspects Of Application Server Technology
Table 4-2 4-5
Mainstream Application Servers Strategic Positioning
Table 4-3 4-7
Application Server Financial Institutions Positioning
Table 4-4 4-7
Application Server Government Positioning
Table 4-5 4-8
Application Server Media and Content Providers Positioning
Table 4-6 4-8
Application Server News and Entertainment Portals Positioning
Table 4-7 4-9
Application Server Online Retailers Positioning
Table 4-8 4-9
Application Server ISPs, Telcos and Hosters Positioning
Table 4-9 4-10
Application Server Utility Companies Positioning
Table 4-10 4-10
Application Server Application Service Providers Positioning
Table 4-11 4-11
Application Server Internal Systems Positioning
Table 4-12 4-11
Application Server E-Learning Positioning
Table 4-13 4-12
Application Server Systems Integrators Positioning
Table 4-14 4-14
People Needing Tools To Implement Web Systems
Table 4-15 4-22
Types Of BEA Strategic Alliances
Table 4-16 4-25
BEA ISV Solution Providers
Table 4-17 4-27
BEA dev2dev Offerings
Table 4-18 4-35
Major Types Of Enterprise Beans Defined In EJB
Table 4-19 4-44
Application Server Underlying Infrastructure Services
Table 4-20 4-45
Major Types Of Enterprise Beans
Table 4-21 4-48
Autonomic Features
Table 4-22 4-50
Autonomic Functions
Table 4-23 4-57
Distributed Transaction Functions
Table 4-24 4-66
Portal Functions
Table 4-25 4-68
Buy Or Build Decision
Table 4-26 4-70
B2B Application Server Quantifiable Business Benefit
Table 4-27 4-71
Trading Exchange Positioning
Table 4-28 4-72
Integrated e-Market Benefits

APPLICATION SERVER COMPANY PROFILES
Table 5-1 5-4
Art Technology Group ATG Software Positioning
Table 5-2 5-24
Cape Clear Product
Table 5-3 5-25
Cape Clear Customers
Table 5-4 5-30
Fiorano Partner Categories
Table 5-5 5-40
IBM WebSphere Product Categories
Table 5-6 5-59
Novell Product Set
Table 5-7 5-76
Progress Software’s Product Categories


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