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- Java
- Topics
- Deployment / Datacenter
OSGi is being adopted in an increasing number of projects. The spec provides a common model for writing and deploying apps to local or remote computers in modularized form. Instead of creating monolithic app, the OSGi spec allows the collaboration of many small components. This pres shows you why a spec like OSGi is crucial, what it really encompasses, and what the future developments will be.
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By Peter Kriens
on Oct 11, 2007,
News about OSGi
- Java
- Topics
- Leadership
JavaOne kicked off Tuesday in San Francisco with a keynote largely centered on JavaFX. OSGi also made an appearance with the keynote highlighting of the new Glassfish micro-kernel being 98k in size.
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By Scott Delap
on May 07, 2008,
- Java
- Topics
- Mobile
A post to the eRCP newsgroup over the weekend put forward a proposal of putting forward eRCP as an OSGi standard.
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By Alex Blewitt
on Apr 09, 2008,
- Java
- Topics
- Enterprise Architecture
The expert group behind JSR 277 has been largely quiet despite questions from the community at large on its status and possible compatibility with OSGi. In recent weeks calls for information and criticism have become louder.
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By Alex Blewitt
on Apr 02, 2008,
- Architecture,
- .NET,
- Java
- Topics
- Web Frameworks,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- .NET Framework,
- Acquisitions
In a surprise announcement, SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson announced that SpringSource has agreed to be acquired by Microsoft. InfoQ interviewed Johnson to learn more about this acquisition and what it will mean for the future of both Spring and the .Net Framework.
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By Ryan Slobojan
on Apr 01, 2008,
Articles about OSGi

- Java,
- SOA
- Topics
- Deployment / Datacenter,
- Application Servers,
- Build systems
Eric Newcomer, co-chair of the OSGi Enterprise work group, talks about the evolution of OSGi and it's relationship to SOA and ESB. He discusses how he thinks OSGi will evolve over the coming years and whether or not it makes sense for Sun to adopt OSGi as the container model of choice."
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By Mark Little
on Jul 13, 2007,

- Java
- Topics
- Transactions Processing,
- Application Servers
Spring 2.0 was initially supposed to come out in June/July, why the delay? InfoQ interviewed the Spring team - based on massive community feedback, the team has chosen to delay the launch to Sept 26th in order work on asynchronous JMS capabilities, JPA, the new JSP form tag library, OSGi integration, documentation, and backwards compatibility.
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By Floyd Marinescu
on Sep 05, 2006,
Interviews about OSGi

- Architecture,
- Java
- Topics
- Technology,
- Embedded Devices,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- Application Servers,
- JCP Standards
InfoQ recently sat down with Peter Kriens of the OSGi Alliance to learn more about OSGi. Kriens discussed OSGi's origins in the mobile space, it's integration with Eclipse, the current integration work with Spring, and the future R5 specification. He also discussed the ongoing debate over OSGi and JSR 277, and gave his perspective on what an ideal solution would be for modularity at the JVM level.
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By Peter Kriens
on Sep 25, 2007,

- Java
- Topics
- Application Servers,
- Deployment / Datacenter
Adrian Colyer goes in-depth on OSGi, its uses, future impact on the industry, and how Spring will make development with OSGi easier. Adrian talks about how OSGi may change the definition of an application server and JSR 277 vs. OSGi. According to Adrian, OSGi is going to change the deployment and run time model for enterprise applications.
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By Adrian Colyer
on Jun 07, 2007,