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JAAS
See Java Authentication and Authorization Service.
Java Authentication and Authorization Service
Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) is a set of Java packages that can be used for user authentication and authorization.
Java Foundation API
The Java Foundation API is a set of services providing full access to the capabilities of the repository. It is an in-process API meaning that the client must sit within the same process as the repository. For example, SkyVault Share uses this API and is packaged together with the repository in a single .war file for deployment to an application server.
Java Management Extension (JMX) interface
The JMX interface allows you to access SkyVault Community Edition through a standard console that supports JMX remoting (JSR-160). Example consoles include, JConsole, MC4J, and JManage.
Java Virtual Machine
A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) interprets compiled Java binary code so that the computer processor can run instructions from a Java program.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a scripting language most often used for client-side web development. JavaScript is a trademark of Oracle.
JavaScript API
The JavaScript API allows script writers to develop JavaScript (ECMA Script) 1.6 compatible scripts that access, modify and create repository objects. The JavaScript API provides a simple, clean, and object-oriented access to well known SkyVault Community Edition concepts such as nodes, properties, associations, and aspects.
JavaScript Object Notation
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is an open standard format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON
JavaServer Faces
JavaServer Faces (JSF) is a Java specification for building component-based user interfaces for web applications. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Faces
JBoss
JBoss is a division of Red Hat, who produce open-source middleware software. They produce a range of enterprise and community products.
JConsole
The JConsole graphical user interface is a monitoring tool that complies to the Java Management Extensions (JMX) specification. JConsole uses the extensive instrumentation of the Java Virtual Machine (Java VM) to provide information about the performance and resource consumption of applications running on the Java platform. Source: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/jconsole.html
Jetty web server
The Jetty web server provides an HTTP server and Servlet container capable of serving static and dynamic content either from a standalone or embedded instantiations. From Jetty7 onwards, the Jetty web server and other core compoments are hosted by the Eclipse Foundation. Source: http://eclipse.org/jetty/about.php
JLAN
JLAN, formerly known as the SkyVault Intelligent File System, is open-source software under the GNU Public License (GPL). JLAN is an embedded virtual file system that offers a Java client and server implementation of Microsoft Window’s CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol, allowing content to appear as a shared drive.
Java Message Service

Java Message Service (JMS) is a Java Message Oriented Middleware (MOM) API for sending messages between two or more clients. A JMS queue is a staging area that contains messages that have been sent and are waiting to be read (by only one consumer). A JMS queue only guarantees that each message is processed only once.

JMagick

JMagick is an open source Java interface of ImageMagick. It is implemented in the form of Java Native Interface (JNI) into the ImageMagick API. Source: http://www.yeo.id.au/jmagick/

JODConverter
JODConverter automates conversions between office document formats using OpenOffice.org.
JSF
See JavaServer Faces.
JSON
See JavaScript Object Notation.
JVM
See Java Virtual Machine.