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Chapter 1: Introduction to Borland Enterprise Server 1
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Chapter 1Introduction to Borland
Enterprise Server
The Borland Enterprise Server is a set of services and tools that enable you to
build, deploy, and manage enterprise applications in your corporate
environment. These applications provide dynamic content by using JSP,
servlets, and Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) technologies.
BES Product overview
Borland provides the following different flavors of its Enterprise Server in order
to better meet your specific deployment requirements:
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Web Edition: For those who do not require a full J2EE compliant application
server, Borland provides the Web Edition which is designed for developing
and deploying web applications using JavaServer pages and Servlets with
a Java-based database.
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VisiBroker Edition: For the CORBA developer, Borland provides the
VisiBroker Edition, which includes both VisiBroker for Java and VisiBroker
for C++ to leverage the industry-leading VisiBroker Object Request Broker
(ORB). Both are complete implementations of the CORBA 2.6 specification.
VisiBroker Edition also includes the Web Edition and it's feature set.
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VisiBroker Standalone (installation option): An installation option for those
who purchase VisiBroker Edition, but prefer a smaller footprint - the
standalone VisiBroker is comprised of only VisiBroker for Java and
VisiBroker for C++.