05 Nov 09 Apache readies Tomcat Java servlet container upgrade

The Apache Software Foundation for open source projects is readying an upgrade to its Tomcat Java servlet container, with improvements eyed in areas such as scalability and security, Apache personnel said on Wednesday afternoon.

Version 7 of Tomcat is due in alpha release around the Christmas/New Year's timeframe, said Mark Thomas, an Apache member, Tomcat committer and senior software engineer at VMware-owned SpringSource.

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