The document discusses PEtALS, an open source enterprise service bus (ESB) that implements the Java Business Integration (JBI) standard. It provides the following key points:
- PEtALS is an open source ESB created in 2005 that supports JBI and allows integration through various connectivity options like web services, JMS, FTP, etc.
- It provides a distributed runtime environment where multiple JBI containers can be connected and centrally administered as a single unified container.
- Tools are provided for component development, configuration, administration and monitoring of the ESB runtime.