But it’s not – JON stands for JBoss Operations Network. There’s a myth that open source ‘products’ tend to be a bit rough around the edges, not easy to use, no flashy consoles, etc. Well, JON 2.0 busts that myth.

I just had a preview of JON 2.0 and was suitably impressed – and I’ve seen a lot of similar attempts in the past so I had some pretty high expectations going in.

The background to JON is pretty interesting too – Red Hat and Hyperic joined forces to develop the core technology for  building management solutions – the open source RHQ project. JON 2.0 is JBoss’ offering based on that core technology. I really think the RHQ project could raise the bar for OSS.

If you’re going to Java One – you’ll no doubt see a lot more of JON 2.0; if you’re not, there are some flash demos here.

btw. I just heard the JON team are hiring – they’re looking for a Product Marketing Manager (GTM, sales training, sales support, collateral, etc.) – I’m not sure the opening is posted yet but if think you’re worthy of marketing such a cool product and think you have the gonads for the fast-paced Open Source environment – drop me a note : rich dot sharples at redhat dot com.