There have been a number of improvements, enhancements and bug fixes in this release. Described below are the most significant ones.

Feature enhancements and additions

Java SE 6 support

Geronimo v2.2 is developed on Java SE 6 and using the JAXB/JAX-WS implementation.
To be updated

Usability improvements

1. JMS Portlet improvements
2. EJB Portlet improvements
3. Console accessibility improvements
4. Custom server assembly UI improvements

Reduce server footprint and startup time

1. Switch to Dojo 1.1.1 mini release (
2. Publish Debug View portlets as optional plugins (remove from assemblies)
3. Publish Monitoring plugins as optional (remove from assemblies)
4. Publish Plan Creator as optional plugins (remove from assemblies)
   To be updated

Plugin profiles

Plugins are grouped by their function(category) in v2.2 and you can assemble a customized server more easily and quickly. A plugins group can be managed just as an individual plugin and you can also create your personal plugin profiles.

TranQL connector for MS SQL 2000/2005, Oracle RAC and Informix

To be updated
Geronimo v2.2 comes with additional TranQL XA connectors for Informix Dynamic Server and MS SQL Server 2000/2005.

New GEP features

To be updated

• GEP support for creating Custom Server Assemblies
• GEP support and building plugins

New server management features

To be updated

• Enhance geronimo-maven-plugin to start/stop multiple servers at once
• Create new Server Instances via plugins
• Server farm/cluster management with dynamic members and improved deployment for offline/new member scenarios