As DWR applications are based on Java, the server that runs a DWR application must be a Java server. JDK 1.3 and servlet specification 2.2 are minimum requirements. Almost all Java application servers support DWR applications. Apache Tomcat, Apache Geronimo, WebSphere, Weblogic, and many other servers are supported. In this book, we have used Apache Geronimo.
DWR supports most of the latest browsers:
Internet Explorer 6.0 and the later versions of Windows are supported (IE Mac is not supported). IE 5.5 may also work, but IE 5.0.2 is not supported.
Mozilla-based browsers are supported from version 1.7.
Opera version 7.5.4 and later are supported (only one minor issue reported with strings containing nulls).
Safari browsers from version 1.2 on OSX are supported.
Konqueror browser and its latest versions may work, but they are not tested by the DWR team.
In general, most current browsers are supported by DWR, and...