The ObjectWeb Celtix open source Enterprise Service Bus
(ESB) project has released Celtix
1.0, an open source ESB runtime that supports the adoption of
service oriented architecture (SOA) in the enterprise.
The Celtix project was initiated in June 2005 under the
sponsorship of IONA Technologies, a developer of high-performance
integration solutions for mission-critical IT environments. Celtix
1.0 is the fifth launch from ObjectWeb, an open source community
with a focus on the development of industry-grade distributed
middleware
ObjectWeb says the availability of an open source ESB that
offers comparable features and functionality to many commercially
available ESB products provides users with an effective,
standards-based foundation from which their SOA initiatives can be
rapidly built and extended. It says the combination of
commercial-grade technology and the backing of the project by a
proven industry leader in integration and middleware technology
gives users confidence that Celtix 1.0 is well positioned to
support their enterprise SOA environments.
"Organisations are fast beginning to realise that adopting SOA
implies deploying a software infrastructure capable of integrating
applications and platforms from multiple vendors and of different
generations," says Massimo Pezzini, Gartner vice-president and
distinguished analyst.
"The availability of open source technologies that can meet the
rigorous demands of enterprise SOA will be an important driver for
mainstream adoption of this computing methodology."
Celtix 1.0 is being positioned as a solution that includes a
variety of features that address the requirements across all stages
of the SOA lifecycle; of organisations deploying SOA as a means to
generate better return on existing and future IT assets, streamline
IT systems to be more agile and responsive to business change and
ultimately lower total cost of ownership.