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Application server platforms are the foundation for composite applications. The available products in this category vary widely in their breadth of features, architectural cohesion, and market presence. Extensive lab-based analysis of the top seven platforms as the basis for composite applications reveals that the leading options are Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition and a suite of Microsoft's Windows Server System products. IBM's WebSphere software platform and BEA Systems' WebLogic Platform 8.1, the market's leading application server vendors, are also strong products. SAP, which joined the market in 2004, has emerged as a strong challenger to the leaders. Our analysis also reveals that this category is still in its infancy, and there's still much to be done to simplify composite application development, deployment, and management for customers.

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