Re: [Mod-pubsub-developer] Alternative to KnowNow?

[Adam R. <ifi...@gm...>]

Ken wrote:
> I was considering using KnowNow's LiveServer for a project, but the
> price is really prohibitive - so I'm looking for alternatives.  There
> doesn't seem to be too much activity on mod_pubsub, except the
> declaration that things are being rewritten.  Is there something
> usable right now that I can use where publishers and subscribers can
> be on Java platforms (Mac OS X) and .Net?

I'm assuming you just need the middleware piece, and not the piece
that delivers messages to a browser.

I asked mod-pubsub friend Mike Dierken for some suggestions, and
here's what he wrote...

    Adam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: S. Mike Dierken
Date: Jun 2, 2005 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Mod-pubsub-developer] Alternative to KnowNow?
To: Adam Rifkin

There are several messageware vendors that do this - is Ken looking for a
Free system?

I'd go with a cheap, free or open-source Java compatible messaging system
(active-mq, sonic-mq) and build an HTTP bridge and manually integrate the
net side of things. You can use the Destiny project on SourceForge as a
starting point for the JMS-to-HTTP bridge. It's pretty basic and mostly an
example at this point, but it's something.