Red Hat, JBoss kick open source up a notch

摘要

Red Hat's plan to acquire leading Java application server vendor JBoss probably will result in more corporate interest in open source software, because the two companies could provide customers with the first one-stop shop for a community-developed application platform. The challenge will be in how well Red Hat integrates JBoss' Java-based middleware suite into its products and how well it maintains existing relationships with third-party vendors such as IBM, which are focused on competing Java application servers, analysts say.