The OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative) Alliance announced on Wednesday that it has released OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Core Specification 4.1, responding to requirements received from the Java community. OSGi technology, providing a service-oriented, component-based environment for developers, serves as the basis for the Eclipse runtime and has been called the heart of everything at Eclipse. With Wedne The OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative) Alliance announced on Wednesday that it has released OSGi Service Platform Release 4 Core Specification 4.1, responding to requirements received from the Java community.OSGi technology, providing a service-oriented, component-based environment for developers, serves as the basis for the Eclipse runtime and has been called the heart of everything at Eclipse. With Wednesday’s announcement, the alliance is responding to requirements received from the Java Community Process Java Specification Request (JSR) 291 Expert Group. JSR 291 provides a framework for packaging Java applications as independent modules with lifecycle management, to reduce development time and minimize down time. The JSR brings the core OSGi framework of JSR 232 Mobile Operational Management to Java Standard Edition and Enterprise platforms. This provides a consistent programming model for Java modularity across Java Standard Edition and Mobile Edition platforms. A management environment is provided for installing, updating and removing Java and associated native components. “Utilizing the well known OSGi Service Platform Specification, JSR 291 provides a mature, proven technology for constructing Java modules and installing, uninstalling, and updating them without restarting the JVM and disrupting service,” said Stan Moyer, president of the OSGi Alliance and Telcordia Technologies executive director, in a statement released by OSGi. “Working cooperatively with the JCP JSR 291 Expert Group, we have revised and improved our core specification to better serve our joint constituencies.”OSGi technology serves as platform for universal middleware in server environments and embedded devices, OSGi said. Technology Industry