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TheSun Java System Calendar Server wasSun's calendar (scheduling) server.[1] The currently available version is 6.3 which is now part of theSun Java System Communications Suite.
Users can access their calendar and task list items using a variety of clients. Web browsers will be able to access Calendar data usingSun Java System Communications Express as an HTML-based client.Microsoft Outlook users can access their calendar data using theSun Java System Connector for Microsoft Outlook, which is not yet compatible with Outlook 2010.Mozilla Thunderbird users can add fully functional calendar access to the Sun Calendar Server to the email software by adding theMozilla Lightning extension for WCAP (Web Calendar Access Protocol). Finally, starting in 2008, theSun Java System Communications Suite 6 will include an AJAX-based Web client which will provide better "thick client-like" user interactions.
A useful feature of Calendar Server is the notification service. This service will send an e-mail or an SMS to the calendar owner. These messages are sent to the calendar owner if he/she has been invited to an appointment or as a reminder of an upcoming appointment. These reminders are directed to a person's cell phone by using their phone carrier's email address assigned to their phone.
The notification services are also useful for developers to implement their own software applications. Calendar reminders and change events are published to aJava Message Service usingSun Java System Message Queue.
Developers may use the WCAP interface to write their own applications which access calendars, tasks, and look up "free busy" information on users. This interface returns calendar data in a number of formats includingXML andiCalendar.JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format was added to support AJAX development in the latest patch of Calendar Server 6.3.
Sun's Java System Calendar Server has a long history, drawing technology fromSun Internet Calendar Server (SICS) andNetscape Calendar Server (NCS). The software has undergone several name changes; in addition to the above, it has also been marketed asiPlanet Calendar Server andSun ONE Calendar Server. The code base has been carried on throughout these name changes with only feature/packaging enhancements and bug fixes.
Since 2003, the Calendar Server has been included as part of Sun'sJava Enterprise System, a collection of infrastructure software applications and tools. It is also available as part of theSun Java System Communications Suite, a smaller collection of messaging and collaboration services that includesSun Java System Messaging Server,Sun Java System Instant Messaging Server, andSun Java System Communications Express. Supporting server software for the Calendar Server includesSun Java System Directory Server,Sun Java System Access Manager, andSun Java System Web Server. The supporting software is included in the Communications Suite bundle with limited-use license rights.
Calendar Express was the original web-based client interface for the Calendar Server. ThisHTML client allowed Calendar owners to create appointments, invite others to meetings, and to subscribe to other calendars. The Calendar Express web-client was dropped from support starting with Sun Java System Calendar Server 6.3. This client functionality has been replaced bySun Java System Communications Express.
The Calendar Server version 6.3 is supported on multipleoperating systems including Sun'sSolaris andRed Hat Enterprise Linux.HP-UX andMicrosoft Windows have since been dropped from support starting with version 6.3.
