The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of 143 Open Source projects and initiatives, has released version 7.0 of open source Java web server Tomcat.
According to ASF, the new version includes fully implemented Java Servlet 3.0, JavaServer Pages 2.2, and Expression Language (EL) 2.2 specifications for easier web framework integration.
ASF said Tomcat 7 provides support for development features that would otherwise be coded manually. It makes it simpler to write and deploy complex web applications; and benefits developers from improved memory leak detection and prevention and support for ‘aliasing’ directories into an application’s URL space.
The firm said that it will continue to support Tomcat versions 5.N and 6.N. All known bugs reported in previous versions of Tomcat have been fixed in v.7.0.
Mark Thomas, member of the Apache Tomcat Project Management Committee, said: "Developers can rely on Tomcat 7 for faster, more reliable application development and integration, providing both a better user experience and better use of server resources,"
