Chapter 1. Introduction

These release notes contain important information related to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0. New features, issues fixed in this release, and other known issues are addressed here.

1.1. About JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is an open source platform for development, deployment, and management of Web 2.0 applications.
The product integrates open source frameworks such as JBoss Seam, Hibernate, CXF Web Services, JBoss Cache, and JBoss Messaging. JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is fully tested and supported by Red Hat, and is certified to work on numerous leading enterprise hardware and software products.