JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform


The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform is free software/open-source Java EE-based service-oriented architecture software. The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform is part of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware portfolio of software. The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform enables enterprises to integrate services, handle business events, and automate business processes, linking IT resources, data, services and applications. Because it is Java-based, the JBoss application server operates cross-platform: usable on any operating system that supports Java. The JBoss SOA Platform was developed by JBoss, now a division of Red Hat.

Product features and components

The JBoss Enterprise Service Bus software is part of the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform. The software is Enterprise Application Integration or business integration software. In general, enterprise service bus software is used to map the Service-Oriented Infrastructure and Service-Oriented Architecture concepts onto a concrete implementation. The software is middleware used to connect systems together, especially non-interoperable systems. The software contains the following:
The JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform is data virtualization software, a superset of the JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform. The JBoss EDSP uses the enterprise service bus software JBoss Enterprise Service Bus. The JBoss EDSP includes:
  • tools for creating data views that are accessible through standard protocols
  • a repository for storing metadata
  • a runtime environment for data integrity and security

    Licensing and pricing

JBoss itself is open source, but Red Hat charges to provide a support subscription for JBoss Enterprise Middleware.