ICEfaces
ICEfaces Data Sheet (PDF)
ICEfaces is an integrated Ajax Java application framework that enables Java EE Ajax application developers to easily create and deploy thin-client rich Internet applications (RIA) in pure Java. ICEfaces is a fully featured product that enterprise developers can use to develop new or existing Java EE Ajax applications at no cost.
ICEfaces leverages the entire standards-based Java EE ecosystem of tools and execution environments. Rich enterprise application features are developed in pure Java, and in a pure thin-client model. There are no Applets or proprietary browser plug-ins required. ICEfaces applications are JavaServer Faces (JSF) applications, so Java EE application development skills apply directly and Java developers are isolated from doing any JavaScript related development. The benefits of using ICEfaces to enrich enterprise web applications are numerous:
- Rich User Experience: Create a superior user experience and produce more effective enterprise Java EE Ajax applications. Leverage the ICEfaces Component Suite of 55+ JSF Ajax components and create a new class of enterprise applications that will transform the user experience. Find out more about the ICEfaces Component Suite . Have a look at the Component Showcase to see all the ICEfaces JSF Ajax components in action.
- Open Source: ICEfaces is the most successful enterprise Ajax Java framework available under open source. The ICEfaces Java EE Ajax developer community is extremely vibrant, already exceeding 70,000 developers in 36 countries worldwide.
- Standards-based: ICEfaces is a pure Java enterprise solution so developers can continue to work the way they are use to. Existing Java IDEs and test tools can be leveraged during development.
- Easy Ajax: ICEfaces is much more than a component suite it is a Java Ajax application framework that provides ease of development for Java/JSF developers. ICEfaces applications are developed with minimal design effort in Java/JSF not JavaScript.
- Compatibility: ICEfaces supports the broadest array of Java Application Servers, IDEs, third party components, and JavaScript effect libraries of any enterprise JSF Ajax framework on the market. Here's a comprehensive list of supported platforms.
- Ajax Push: ICEfaces pioneered Ajax Push enabling server/application initiated content rendering to the browser. With Ajax Push , developers can create collaborative and dynamic Java EE Ajax applications like never before. There is simply no easier way to develop Java Ajax Push applications.
- Security: ICEfaces is the most secure Java EE Ajax solution on the market today. It is compatible with SSL, prevents cross-site scripting, malicious code injection and unauthorized data mining. ICEfaces is a server-based JSF Ajax solution so it doesn't expose application logic or user data plus it is especially effective at preventing fake form submits and SQL injection attacks. Read the Enterprise Ajax Java Security with ICEfaces Whitepaper.
- Professional Enterprise Software: ICEfaces is backed by an engineering team that stand by their product. ICEfaces offers Enterprise level support packages that are second to none in the industry. Some of our supported customers include: JP Morgan, RIM, T-Mobile, EDS, Siemens, CSC, just to name a select few. Click here to see who's using ICEfaces.
To find out more about ICEfaces got to www.icefaces.org or to one of the following links:
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