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WSO2 has positioned the application server product in 3 different phases. Currently in use is the WSO2 Application Server, which is the successor of WSO2 Web Services Application Server (WSAS). WSO2 WSAS was launched in 2008 with its predecessor being WSO2 Tungsten.
The WSO2 Application Server in Context of SOA
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As a result, the WSO2 Application Server is designed to be portable and interacts with the outside using platform-agnostic technologies such as XML/SOAP messaging. This gives clients access to an enterprise’s applications and services irrespective of their infrastructures.
The WSO2 Application Server has extensive Web service management capabilities, which makes it ideal for SOA implementations. It utilizes Apache WS-* stack for Web services related functionalities along with Axis2 components such as Rampart, Sandesha2, Neethi etc. It also offers unique capability to run Web applications and Web services on the same server and manage them simply through a unified graphical console.
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