2. New Features
2.1. Java WebSockets 1.0 support
The Tomcat 7 server delivered with JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2.1 implements the Java WebSockets 1.0 API defined in JSR-356. WebSocket is a protocol that allows full-duplex communication between client and server and facilitates the development of real time applications and user interfaces. Tomcat must be run in a Java 7 JRE for support of the WebSockets feature.