Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 released

posted by Stacey Schneider on June 19, 2012 08:07 AM

The Apache Tomcat team announces the immediate availability of Apache Tomcat 7.0.28.

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Apache Tomcat is an open source software implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.

This release is includes may improvements as well as a number of bug fixes compared to version 7.0.27. The notable changes include:

• The minimum required APR/native library version required if the APR/native connector is used is now 1.1.24.
• Various fixes and improvements to WebSocket support including the use of infinite time outs by default for WebSocket connections. * Various fixes and improvements to annotation scanning.

Please refer to the change log for the complete list of changes: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/changelog.html

Note: This version has 4 zip binaries: a generic one and three bundled with Tomcat native binaries for Windows operating systems running on different CPU architectures.

Note: If you use the APR/native AJP or HTTP connector you *must* upgrade to version 1.1.24 or later of the AJP/native library

Downloads: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi

Migration guides from Apache Tomcat 5.5.x and 6.0.x: http://tomcat.apache.org/migration.html

Thank you,

-- The Apache Tomcat Team

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Stacey Schneider is focused on helping evangelize how cloud technologies are transforming application development and delivery for VMware. Prior to its acquisition, Stacey led marketing and community management for application management software provider Hyperic, now a part of VMware’s management portfolio. Before her work in the cloud, she also held various technical leadership positions at CRM software pioneer Siebel Systems, including work on the Nexus project, which focused on building portable web applications that worked across Java and .NET. Stacey is also the managing principal of SiliconSpark, a consulting agency that has helped over 12 software companies go to market on the web and across the cloud over the past 4 years.