In keeping with the longstanding SYS-CON tradition of being at the very forefront of software development with all its online and offline resources, SYS-CON Media & Events jointly today announced a double whammy, launching both 'Open Web Developer's Journal' (htt p://openweb.sys-con.com) and 'Open Web Developer Summit' (http://openweb.s ys-con.com) - to be held for the first time in New York City April 21-22, 2008.

EnterpriseDB announced that EnterpriseDB Advanced Server is now certified for both the JBoss Application Server and the Hibernate object/relational persistence engine. As a result, EnterpriseDB Advanced Server has been designated a 'JBoss Certified Solution'. This certification, which ensures seamless deployment and simplifies customers' implementations to drive down costs, builds on the companies' strategic partnership, which was announced in April, 2006.

Sun Microsystems has announced JBoss has endorsed the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and has joined the NetBeans Partner program. 'We are endorsing the NetBeans IDE because of JBoss and Sun's mutual dedication to simplifying development of standards-based Java EE applications,' said Marc Fleury, founder and President of JBoss, Inc.

Red Hat has announced the completion of its acquisition of JBoss. By acquiring JBoss, the global leader in open source middleware, Red Hat is now positioned to accelerate the shift to service-oriented architectures (SOA) and enable the next generation of web-enabled applications running on a low-cost, secure open source platform.

JBoss has announced that the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite (JEMS), is rapidly becoming a standard among telecommunications companies. JEMS simplifies development of Enterprise Java applications, enabling telecom companies to accelerate time to market with flexible, cost-effective solutions.

Dr. Marc Fleury, founder and CEO of JBoss, spoke at length with SYS-CON.TV from his office in Atlanta. Fleury outlined the history of his company, where it is going, and how he is making the transition from start-up entrepreneur to manager of a more mature company.

In February 2004 David Skok's new VC firm - Matrix Partners - orchestrated, with Accel, a $10 million investment in JBoss, Inc. This first round of funding in an open source company was a bold play, but then David Skok, famous in the Java arena as the founder of SilverStream Software - acquired by Novell in 2002 - is no stranger to bold moves.