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Encyclopedia > Apache River

Jini (pronounced like genie and also called Apache River) is a network architecture for the construction of distributed systems in the form of modular co-operating services. GEnie was an online service created by a General Electric business - GEIS (now GXS) that ran from 1985 through the end of 1999. ... In computing, network architecture is the design of a computer network. ... This article or section should be merged with Distributed computing In computer science, a distributed system is an application that consists of components running on different computers concurrently. ...


Originally developed by Sun, responsibility for Jini is being transferred to Apache under the project name River. Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Apache Software Foundation Logo The Apache Softwares Foundation (ASF) is a non-profit corporation (classified as 501(c)(3) in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. ...


Jini provides facilities for dealing with some of the Fallacies of Distributed Computing, problems of system evolution, resiliency, security and the dynamic assembly of service components. Code mobility is a core concept of the platform and provides many benefits including non-Protocol dependence. The Fallacies of Distributed Computing are a set of common but flawed assumptions made by programmers when first developing distributed applications. ... Resilience generally means the ability to recover from (or to resist being affected by) some shock, insult, or disturbance. ... For other senses of this word, see protocol. ...


The Jini team at Sun Microsystems has always stated that Jini is not an acronym. Some have joked that it meant Jini Is Not Initials, but it's always been just Jini. Sun Microsystems, Inc. ...


The word "Jini" Means "the devil" in Kiswahili - the most widely spoken language of sub-Saharan Africa. Kiswahili is an alternative name for the Swahili language, derived from the expression lugha ya Kiswahili, which is what speakers of Swahili call their language. ...


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Image:Http://www. ... JXTA (Juxtapose) is Open Source peer-to-peer platform created by Sun Microsystems in 2001. ... Java Management Extensions or JMX is a Java technology that supplies tools for managing and monitoring applications, system objects, devices (e. ... JavaSpaces is a service specification. ... The simple network management protocol (SNMP) forms part of the internet protocol suite as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ... Zeroconf or Zero Configuration Networking is a set of techniques that automatically create a usable IP network without configuration or special servers. ... The OSGi Alliance (formerly known as the Open Services Gateway initiative) is an open standards organization founded in March 1999. ... The Service Location Protocol (SLP, srvloc) allows computers and other devices to find services in a local area network without prior configuration. ... Salutation in computing is a technique for service discovery and service management. ... Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. ...

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