How you can position OpenESB and Sun support between Redhat, Progress Software, MuleSource and WSO2?
Frank: There are a few ways of categorizing the competition. First of all, you can look at open standards. OpenESB is built on open standards, most importantly Java EE and JBI. Because of these open standards, we believe that users can avoid vendor lock-in because components are portable between different vendors. Most of the other projects you just mentioned are not built on standards, but instead have invented their own proprietary standards. Secondly, you can look at the reach into the enterprise. Sun Microsystems is backing OpenESB, and that gives many enterprise customers the reassurance that the project will be supported for years to come and that commercial support by a reputable company is and will remain available. Of the companies you just mentioned by the way, one already seized to exist as an independent company. And it’s not just about size and reputation, it’s also about the breadth of product offering: unlike companies that only provide an integration product, Sun is off
