JReport 7.3 also includes important enhancements to its server, making it a powerful engine for mission-critical, enterprise-class embedded reporting.

Performance Watchdog Capabilities
JReport 7.3 provides an active trigger mechanism to protect the JReport system from being impacted by external failures (for example, errors and failures from an application server, database or hardware). The JReport engine handles exceptions using predetermined procedures, therefore increasing application "up time."

Headless Support
Many JReport customers already use application server clusters to support their large-scale applications in non-GUI servers. JReport 7.3 is optimized to work in this environment by eliminating the need for a third party graphical library. In other words, JReport Enterprise Server can now operate in a "headless" environment. This provides the ability to deploy into large non-GUI server farm systems that incorporate blade servers and grid computing environments, thereby providing a dramatic increase in computing power. This pushes JReport to the forefront of extreme scalability.

Loading User Classes at Runtime
In JReport 7.3, class libraries may be added or updated at runtime for easier administration of the application server. In addition, classes may be replaced dynamically without stopping the application server. Simply deploy JReport as a Web archive (WAR) file and JReport can access classes dynamically without changing the class path of the application server or embedding the class libraries in the WAR file. The result is much more flexibility when deploying JReport - flexibility that dramatically reduces the time required to maintain JReport as an embedded part of a larger Java application.

"JReport 7.3 was created to address the diverse needs of our customer base. JReport is deployed in over 25,000 production environments and used by millions of end users," said Shuyan Liu, vice president of engineering for Jinfonet Software. "The product continues to mature in line with our clients needs, and the feedback has been tremendous. Our customers have reacted enthusiastically to the new features in 7.3. This version release hits the mark. It's a direct response to user requests."
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