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• Pivotal packages a lighter Java Web application stack

  Watch out Oracle, Pivotal is offering a lighter alternative to the Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) stack.

• Oracle builds a bridge to Salesforce.com with new adapter

  Kicking off an initiative to better bridge cloud services with its own software, Oracle has released an adapter that allows organizations to copy data between their Salesforce.com accounts and Oracle software.

• Nginx woos the enterprise with new commercial release

  Nginx is betting that its open-source Web server software, now used by many large Internet services, will also find a home in the enterprise.

• Hackers actively exploiting JBoss vulnerability to compromise servers, researchers say

  Attackers are actively exploiting a known vulnerability to compromise JBoss Java EE application servers that expose the HTTP Invoker service to the Internet in an insecure manner.

• Oracle halting support for GlassFish app server

  Oracle will stop offering commercial support for new versions of the open-source GlassFish application server, leaving customers who want such support with the option of licensing the more expensive and proprietary WebLogic Server.

• Oracle equips WebLogic, Coherence for cloud use

  Oracle has updated some of its middleware and developer products to make them better equipped for private cloud deployments, releasing major updates for the WebLogic application server and Oracle Coherence in-memory data cache.

• Oracle's 'reshape' deal with Microsoft just a certification deal

  Oracle Database, WebLogic Server, and Java now certified for Windows Azure and Hyper-V

• IBM launches an appliance for the Internet of Things

  Preparing its customers to join the emerging 'Internet of things', IBM has released a new appliance built to manage and route a voluminous amount of machine-to-machine small data messages

• Red Hat JBoss Data Grid now spans data centers

  Red Hat has revised its JBoss Data Grid software package, which now offers the ability to replicate copies of data across different data centers, and also comes with a number of other new features that can limit downtime.

• Java's security problems unlikely to be resolved soon, researchers say

  Since the start of the year, hackers have been exploiting vulnerabilities in Java to carry out a string of attacks against companies including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Twitter, as well as home users. Oracle has made an effort to respond faster to the threats and to strengthen its Java software, but security experts say the attacks are unlikely to let up any time soon.

• Red Hat rolls FuseSource middleware into JBoss stack

  Expanding its stack of enterprise ready open source middleware, Red Hat has integrated key software from its acquisition of FuseSource last September.

• Oracle hit with patent lawsuit over WebLogic Server

  Oracle is finding itself caught up in another Java-related patent lawsuit, but this time it's the one getting sued.

• Oracle updates WebLogic for cloud usage

  For the new release of its WebLogic, Oracle has tailored the enterprise Java application server so that it can be used more easily in cloud deployments.

• Oracle set to unveil cloud-themed application server, WebLogic 12c

  Oracle is planning to announce the next version of its flagship WebLogic application server during an online event Dec. 1, according to information on the company's website.

• Apache moves Geronimo to OSGi base

  In an attempt to help developers create more modular enterprise Java programs, the Apache Software Foundation has reconfigured its Geronimo application server to a set of standards established by the OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative) Alliance.