JSP/Servlet technology is designed to be both platform and server independent,
created with input from a broader community of tool, server, and database
vendors. JSP/Servlet technology adheres to the Write Once, Run AnywhereTM
philosophy of the JavaTM architecture.
Instead of being tied to a single platform or vendor, JSP technology can
run on any Web server and is supported by a wide variety of tools from
multiple vendors.
Sun developed JSP/Servlet technology using the Java Community Process. Since 1995,
Sun has used this open process to develop and revise Java technology and
specifications in cooperation with the international Java community.
Working with Sun in the JSP effort are authoring tool vendors (such as
Macromedia), container companies (such as Apache and Netscape), end users,
consultants, and others. Going forward, Sun is licensing the latest
versions of JSP and JavaTM Servlet (JSP
1.1 and Java Servlet 2.2) source code to Apache to be developed and
released under the Apache development process. Apache, Sun, and a number
of other companies and individuals will openly develop a robust reference
implementation (RI) that is freely available to any company or individual.
Additional information can be found at http://jakarta.apache.org/.
JSP technology is an extension of the servlet technology created to
support authoring of HTML and XML pages. It makes it easier to combine
fixed or static template data with dynamic content.
JSP/Servlet can run on Any Web server, including Apache, Netscape, and IIS, and on
Most popular platforms, including the Solaris Operating Environment,
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and other UNIX platform implementations.
For a company selecting the components of a growing, Web-based information architecture, JSP technology provides a flexible, open choice that works with a wide variety of vendors' tools and reflects industry input and collaboration