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Fabric3 is a project implementing a federated service network based on the Service Component Architecture specification (http://www.osoa.org).

Are you curious about Fabric3? Check out the ServerSide demonstration and the Vision Statement. To get started developing with Fabric3, see the Tutorials. The Fabric3 0.5 Release is currently in process. A brief list of features can be found here.

Overview

The goal of Fabric3 is to provide Apache-licensed infrastructure for assembling and provisioning networks of services built using diverse technologies. As applications evolve from single-stack, non-integrated architectures to sets of loosely-coupled services, there is a need for a new generation of middleware aimed at managing these environments.

Based on the Service Component Architecture Specifications (SCA), Fabric3 enables developers to create and access services written using a variety of programming technologies (e.g. Java, Spring, Groovy, Ruby, BPEL, EJB). It enables administrators to provision those services to multiple platforms (e.g. Servlet containers, J2EE application servers, lightweight "edge" servers) and manage them over time.

A key design principle of Fabric3 is simplicity without sacrificing capability or flexibility. Fabric3 aims to be a complete solution to the challenges associated with assembling and managing large-scale service networks, packaged in user-friendly distributions that can be easily customized to meet individual needs.

News

0.5 Alpha2 Release

May 28, 2008: Fabric3 announces the 0.5 Beta1 Release Downloads Page.

0.5 Alpha2 Release

April 28, 2008: Fabric3 announces the 0.5 Alpha2 Release Downloads Page.

Interview

InfoQ has published an interview with Fabric3 developers which can be viewed here.

0.5 Alpha1 Release

March 31, 2008: Fabric3 announces the 0.5 Alpha 1 Release Downloads Page.

The ServerSide Las Vegas

March 26, 2008: Fabric3 presents on "Building Next-Generation Payment Systems" at the ServerSide Java Symposium .

BEA Builds on Fabric3

December 14, 2007: BEA announces technology preview of WebLogic SCA support built on Fabric3. Read more here.

Rome 0.3 Release Available

November 5, 2007: Fabric3 is pleased to announce the Rome 0.3 Release is now available from the Downloads Page.

BEA World Barcelona

October 2-4, 2007: Fabric3 developers will be demonstrating integration with WebLogic Server including clustered deployment at BEA World in Barcelona.

Dallas 0.2 Release Available

Sept 10, 2007: Fabric3 is pleased to announce the Dallas 0.2 Release is now available from the Downloads Page. Highlights include support for SCA policy intents and definitions, declarative transactions, and improved SCA spec compliance.

BEA World

September 10-12, 2007: Fabric3 developers will be demonstrating integration with WebLogic Server including clustered deployment at BEA World in San Francisco.

Barcelona 0.1 Release Available

July 5, 2007: Fabric3 is pleased to announce the Barcelona 0.1 Release is now available from the Downloads Page. Highlights include support for distributed domains and provisioning, key SCA 1.0 features, and an extension SPI based on the SCA Java Programming Model. Detailed information, user guides, and tutorials are accessible from the Documentation Page. Many thanks to all who supported this release.

ServerSide Symposium 2007

Fabric3 developers will be speaking at the ServerSide Symposium in Barcelona on "SCA/Fabric3: Not the Same Old Architecture" (http://javasymposium.techtarget.com/europe/sessions.html#SOA)

Slides may be downloaded here.

SOA 2007 Beijing Forum

Fabric3 developers will be speaking and performing a demonstration at the SOA 2007 Beijing forum. For information, see http://www.soa2007.org/en/

JavaOne 2007

Come see what it is all about at the SCA BOF, Thu 7:55PM Esplanade 304/306