anchor.diff:  appNG is a *web application platform* and a *web application framework*, based on http://tomcat.apache.org/[Apache Tomcat] and the https://spring.io[Spring Framework].
   
   With appNG, you can build your own applications and deploy them to the platform within minutes.
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  +appNG is very well suited to create and operate your own application platform as a service (aPaaS).
   
   == Core Features
   * Clear separation of concerns following the *MVC* paradigm
  
positive.code: * Provides *job scheduling* powered by http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/[Quartz]
  * Provides a large set of commonly used *libraries* such as https://commons.apache.org/[Apache Commons] or https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson[Jackson]
  * Can serve *JSP*-content that can make use of the appNG *tag library*
  
  == Getting started
  Coming soon.
  
negative.code: * Easily provide your own *SOAP* or *REST* based webservices
  * Fully supports *internationalization* (i18n)
  * *Easy deployment* by providing a repository mechanism
  * Cluster support and *horizontal scaling*
  * Powerful *administration tools* like a command line interface (CLI) and a REST-client
  * Supports the *Bean Validation API*
  * Supports *indexing and searching*, powered by http://lucene.apache.org/[Lucene]
  