Instead of creating another integration server that could not interoperate easily with comparable products, Sun has decided to wait for the adoption of a proposed standard called Java Business Integration, or JSR 208, which is now being considered by the Java Community Process (JCP), the Java standards body, Nolan said.
JSR 208 is a specification for building an integration server on the J2EE platform. Sun proposed the spec last December to the JCP, with the support of all the major integration software vendors except IBM, Nolan said.
Once JSR 208 clears the JCP, Sun plans to build its new integration server according to the standard, Nolan said.
Solution providers familiar with Ganymede tell a different story about why the effort stalled. They said several engineers on Ganymede quit because they no longer wanted to work on the project and suggested Sun buy an integration product from another vendor to fill the technology gap.
Nolan declined to comment on personnel changes related to Ganymede but said an acquisition by Sun in this space is not out of the question. "We're open to any and all options that can help us with our product delivery," he said.
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