2020Media is the UK's oldest and most successful Java Host and now offers Java hosting packages for Apache Tomcat version 7.

Apache Tomcat version 7.0 implements Servlet 3.0 and JavaServer Pages 2.2 specifications, and includes many additional features that make it a useful platform for developing and deploying web applications and web services.

Apache Tomcat 7

In addition to the implementation of the Servlet 3.0, JSP 2.2 and EL 2.2 specifications, Tomcat 7 boasts a number of new features. These include:

• memory leak prevention and detection
• protection against session fixation attacks
• a simple filter to add cross-site request forgery protection to an application
• simplified embedding
• alias support
• better security for the Manager and Host Manager applications
• and lots of internal code clean-up

Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 contains further performance improvements in session management, a new binary distribution targeted at users embedding Tomcat in other applications and several enhancements to the memory leak detection and prevention features.

Hosting for Tomcat 7 is available from 2020Media on Java Premium and Java Dedicated hosting packages.