IBM Open Source-Based Application Server Growing Nearly Three Times Faster Than JBoss

IBM Open Source-Based Application Server Growing Nearly Three Times Faster Than JBoss

A new research report found that WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Community Edition — IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) open source application server software based on Apache Geronimo — is gaining share nearly three times as fast as rival JBoss. According to Evans Data Corporation, in a single year WebSphere Application Server Community Edition gained 16 points of market share with Eclipse developers, versus only a 6.6 share gain for JBoss.

The second Annual Eclipse Global Enterprise Report from Evans Data Corporation surveyed software developers on their attitudes, awareness, perceptions and concerns of developers regarding Eclipse and Eclipse-related products. Eclipse is an open source, platform independent framework for developing software applications.

“WebSphere Application Server Community Edition enables customers and Business Partners to tap the low cost of entry of open source technology to quickly develop and deploy applications,” said Robert LeBlanc, general manager, IBM WebSphere. “With more than 250,000 downloads in less than six months, WAS Community Edition is gaining momentum with customers of all sizes and industries.”

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