What does application server actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

BEA, IBM, Oracle and Sun have made millions selling Java-based application server software--but now they're finding it harder to eke out a profit as their base products become commodities.

What does Sun Java System Application Server actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

BEA, IBM, Oracle and Sun have made millions selling Java-based application server software--but now they're finding it harder to eke out a profit as their base products become commodities.

In such a system, the application that sends requests is referred to as the client. The server, meanwhile, accepts requests, processes them, and sends back responses.

What is embedded Tomcat? An embedded Tomcat server consists of a single Java web application along with a full Tomcat server distribution, packaged together and compressed into a single JAR, WAR or ...