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A servlet container controls the servlets that are deployed within the Web Server and is responsible for forwarding the requests and responses for them. It has the functionality of mapping a URL to a particular servlet and of ensuring that the process requesting the URL has the correct access rights.

Like the other Java APIs, different vendors provide their own implementation. Below is a list of some of the free and commercial servlet containers.

1 Non-commercial Servlet Containers

• Jetty
• Enhydra [1]
• jo! [2]
• Jakarta Tomcat is a web container licensed under the Apache Software License. It is used in the official reference implementation.

2 Commercial Servlet Containers

• Caucho's Resin Server [3]
• BEA WebLogic Server or Weblogic Express [4]
• Borland Enterprise Server [5]
• Oracle Application Server [6]
• IBM's WebSphere
• iPlanet Sun/Netscape [7]

3 Commercial Open Source Containers

• JBoss