The Apache Software Foundation released <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2110-3513_22-6021698.html?tag=zdnn.alert">Apache Geronimo 1.0,</A> an open-source Java application server, which has been under development for two and a half years. The release of Geronimo creates another freely available open-source alternative to closed-source Java application servers, a product category which many industry executives contend should be a low-cost commodity.