User Interface (Presentation)

Navigation/Workflow Control complex application behavior with integrated security and navigation personalized to individual users or roles.	Subsites/Multi-Modules Develop sophisticated multi-module single-sign-on apps using one Servlet context.
Forms Create auto-validated forms with dozens of built-in field types that easily handle and recover from all user errors.	Themes Develop apps that have a consistent UI that can switch looks and feel without code changes.
Template Engines Use your favorite template engine for content: JSP, FreeMarker, Velocity, Tea, etc.	Reports Leverage built-in report writers and XSLT transformers or connect to your favorite reporting engine.

Database Management

Static DAOs Define SQL in XML and generate Lightweight Data Access Objects (DAOs) with bind variables and statement pooling.	Dynamic DAOs Define SQL rules in XML and let your users enter search criteria that auto-generates SQL with bind variables and joins.
Schemas Create vendor-independent relational tables and auto-generate SQL DDL, DAOs, HTML docs, and XML import/exporters.	Data Sources Connect to multiple data sources within a single page selectable per app, per user, role, location, or other rule.
Database Policies Isolate database-specific functionality such as auto-inc into delegated objects.	Connections Mgmt Manage pooled connections centrally to visualize open and leaked connections.

Core Functionality

Security Harden your applications with auto-managed users, roles, and permissions.	Declaration Sources Retrieve XML declarations from files, URLs, or class-loader resources.
Commands Encapsulate app functionality into commands and increase reuse across projects.	Value Sources Encapsulate business values logic into objects that be reused across modules and projects.
Code Collaboration Collaborate with other developers across the room or across the world using only a browser.	App Metrics Automatically generate application metrics such as code size, function points, feature points.
Documentation Review tag and developer documentation online.

Tools Integration

Jakarta Ant Automate your builds using the integrated Ant build engine and supplied build files.	Commons/Log4J Logging Improve debugging by using the integrated Jakarta Commons Logging engine.
Any IDE Use your favorite IDE that can edit XML and compile Java files.	Any App Server Create completely app-server independent products.
Any Relational Database Create db-server independent DAOs and schemas.

Miscellenous Features

• Runs on any Servlet or J2EE-based app server like Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, JRun, Oracle AS, and Resin
• Integrates perfectly with other frameworks like Struts
• EJBs fully supported but not required
• Native J2EE API always available
• Low learning curve
• APIs for both novice and expert programmers
• Full source code available
• Easy ability to version-control components and apps
• Runs on any operating system that Java runs on
• Hundreds of pages of API and developer documentation
• Includes sample applications
• .NET migration capability