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Yesterday JBoss released a beta version of Seam, an application framework for Java EE 5, a marriage of component models JSF and EJB 3.0, to address problematic non-linear or multi-window navigation.

Introducing the notion of "declarative application state management" for POJO components, the framework is designed to help solve "a whole class of bugs and performance problems that plague web applications."

JBoss says it's Seam framework makes it easier to test Java EE 5 applications by leveraging the JBoss Embeddable EJB3 container and is compatible with any application server that supports the EJB 3.0 public draft or any JSF 1.1 implementation.

"Seam also helps you integrate jBPM process definitions right into your application," said Thomas Heute, JBoss Seam project leader who will be presenting at Seam at the JBoss World Barcelona event next month.

Seam is applicable to all multi-user applications, with or without an application server, and requires JDK 5.0.

The company is planning a production-ready release "relatively soon," which may include support of the XML-based definition of conversation pageflow.

This eWeek.com article suggests that developers are already "abuzz" about the framework.

Jason L. Miller is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business.