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21 February 2007 - Apache MINA 1.0.2 Released

The Apache MINA project team is proud to announce the release of Apache MINA, a Java network application framework, version 1.0.2.

Apache MINA (Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Applications) is a network application framework which helps users develop network applications easily by providing abstractions of network and protocol I/O layers. The Apache MINA project website (mina.apache.org) includes resources such as introductory presentation slides and examples to help you learn MINA as soon as possible.

Feature List:

• Unified API for various transport types:
  • TCP/IP
  • UDP/IP
  • In-VM pipe communication
  • You can implement your own!
• Low-level and high-level API:
  • Low-level: uses ByteBuffers
  • High-level: uses user-defined message objects and codecs
• Stream-based I/O support via StreamIoHandler
• Filter interface as an extension point; similar to Servlet filters
  • SSL support via SSLFilter thanks to Java 5 SSLEngine
  • Thread pools are implemented as filters so that users can customize thread model.
• Unit testability using mock objects
• JMX managability
• Traffic throttling
• Overload shielding
• Integration with well known containers such as PicoContainer and Spring
• Smooth migration from Netty, a popular NIO framework.

Changes since 1.0.1 (please refer here for detailed information.)

• Better memory utilization
• More than 10 bug fixes

The Apache MINA project team is always open for your feedback. Please let us know what you think about MINA via our mailing list.

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-- The Apache MINA Project