Improved Developer Experience and Productivity: The Power of Maven and WebLogic Server

Are you using Maven to automate your builds? If so, Oracle WebLogic has some greatly improved out-of-the box features that makes Maven work even harder for you, improving your experience while increasing productivity. Some features that enable you to use Maven with the Oracle stack to speed time to market, reduce costs and more effectively manage your application lifecycle include:

Java EE 6 Full Profile Certified
WebLogic Server 12c is Java EE 6 full profile certified so you can make use of the latest programming model to build your applications.
Standard Java IDE Support
WebLogic Server supports various IDEs and offers complete Maven integration.
Developer Zip Distribution
In order to set up your development environment more quickly, WebLogic Server supports developer Zip distribution.
Support for many operating systems
WebLogic Server supports many operating systems including Windows, MacOSX, and Linux.
Open Source
WebLogic Server 12c offers supports the latest Spring Framework 3.0.x.
Classloading
You may run in to classloading related issues for you applications that use many different Java classes i.e. Enterprise Beans, servlets and JavaServer Pages, utility classes and third-party packages. To address classloading issues, Oracle’s Classloading Analysis Tool (CAT) is bundled with WebLogic Server. CAT simplifies filtering classloader configuration and helps you analyze classloading issues.
WebSocket Support
WebLogic Sever 12c also offers growing support for the WebSocket Protocol so you can build richer, more user interactive applications.
Free Developer License
Oracle offers a free single developer desktop licensed version of WebLogic Server. Link to free download.