[esb-java-user] [ANN] WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus v1.7.1 released

[Ruwan Linton]

The WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) team is pleased to announce the 
release of its version 1.7.1 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.

_*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
    * Support for Hessian binary messages
    * FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol transport
    * Ability to stop, re-start and gracefully shutdown the ESB through JMX
    * Natural support for dual channel messaging with WS-Addressing
    * Non-blocking streaming of large messages at high concurreny with
      constant memory usage
    * Support for separate policies for incoming/outgoing messages

_*New features of the v.1.7.1 release includes:
*_

    * This version fixes all the User Interface issues which has been
      found on the 1.7 release with the Firefox3 and Internet Explorer 7
      browsers

*_Useful Links_*
    Download WSO2 ESB - http://wso2.org/downloads/esb/
    Quickstart Guide 
<http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7.1/docs/ESB_QuickStart.html>
    Installation Guide 
<http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7.1/docs/installationguide.html>
    Administration Guide 
<http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7.1/docs/administratorguide.html>
    Samples Guide 
<http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7.1/docs/ESB_Samples.html>
    Documentation Index 
<http://wso2.org/project/esb/java/1.7.1/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 at wso2.org
    Developer list: esb-java-dev at wso2.org
    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