BEA systems recently released a technology preview of WebLogic Server 10.3 version. This tech preview is a pre-release of WL Server 10.3 which is the follow-on release to version 10.0. The new server release focuses on the enhancements in the following three areas:
Lightweight WebLogic Server: This includes the improvements in the download and installation options of the server by making it flexible and modular for the developers to choose which server components they want to download and install. It also includes "optional services startup" feature where the developers can selectively start only the server components they really use in their applications. Programming Model and API Support: The new release will provide support for developing SOA applications using both JAX-RPC and JAX-WS web services. It also includes distributed management of Spring based applications in a WebLogic cluster environment.
