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Welcome to BEA WebLogic Server™ 6.0! BEA WebLogic Server™ provides an industrial-strength set of services for building e-commerce applications using the Java™ 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standards, including Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) components. BEA WebLogic Server offers the most comprehensive implementation of Enterprise Java standards in the industry.

 

What's New?

BEA WebLogic Server includes important new features in these areas:

J2EE Standards

J2EE improvements continue:

  • Java 2 Security
  • HTTP 1.1
  • JavaMail

New Platform Services

WebLogic Server now provides:

  • JDBC Multipools
  • Clustered JMS
  • In-Memory Replication of Stateful EJBs
  • Major Webserver Enhancements

Web-based System Management

WebLogic Server now supports administrative domains for centralized management, dynamic configuration of key attributes, system monitoring, and improved logging. These features, coupled with the new JMX-based Management Console, make it easier for you to configure, monitor, and analyze your applications. You can access the Console from the Start menu.

Internationalization and Localization

With the new internationalized message catalog, WebLogic Server makes it easier for you to provide localized error messages.

XML

WebLogic Server supports your XML applications with improved parsing and helpful tools.

 

Features

WebLogic Server supports these J2EE features and more:

WebLogic EJB

WebLogic Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is the J2EE standard for building server-side business logic.

WebLogic JMS

WebLogic Java Message Service (JMS) is the J2EE standard for building transactional messaging.

JDBC

WebLogic Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) includes everything required for database access in Java.

Servlets

Servlets are server-side Java programs that generate dynamic web pages for interactive, highly personalized web-based applications.

JSP

WebLogic Java Server Pages (JSP) is the J2EE standard for building web presentation logic.

Clustering

Many standard WebLogic services can be offered in a highly available, failsafe environment with the use of WebLogic Clustering.

RMI

WebLogic Remote Method Invocation (RMI) is the J2EE standard for distributed computation.

JTA

WebLogic Java Transaction API (JTA) is the J2EE standard API for transactions with databases, messaging systems, and legacy applications.

 

Resources

Here are some pointers to useful information related to this release. The hyperlinks require Internet access.

Quick Start Guide

Quick procedures to help you deploy an HTML file, JSP, or servlet.

WebLogic Server Tour

If selected during installation, the WebLogic Server Tour, which uses the Pet Store demo to demonstate WebLogic Server features, is available in the /samples/petstore directory and from the Start menu.

Examples

Updated code examples, if installed, are located in the /samples/examples directory of your WebLogic Server installation and are available from the Start menu.

Release Notes, including Upgrade and Migration

What's new, upgrade, migration, and known problems for this BEA WebLogic Server release.

Introduction

An introduction to WebLogic Server's features and the J2EE application architecture.

Additional Documentation

Documentation for BEA WebLogic Server, including Administration, Programming, and Reference guides.

Newsgroups

BEA WebLogic Server newsgroups provide community support for BEA products.

Developer Center

BEA Developer Center provides resources to make your e-commerce development easier and faster.