In this chapter, we will provide a brief introduction to the upcoming GlassFish version 3. First, we will discuss several main features of GlassFish 3. We will then discuss how to install GlassFish 3, followed by a discussion of the administrative infrastructure of GlassFish 3. Finally, we discuss how to deploy different types of applications to GlassFish 3.
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At the time of this writing, GlassFish 3 is still under development. Some of the information may be changed by the time GlassFish 3 is officially released. However, we hope this preview chapter provides you with enough information to get a head start with GlassFish 3.
Currently, GlassFish 3 is under active development, in parallel with the Java EE 6 standard. Like the previous versions, GlassFish 3 is being developed not only as a Java EE reference implementation, but also as an application server that delivers high performance and availability. In addition, a lot of new...