"PeterJ" wrote : Tomcat is a web server, not an application server. In simple terms, a web server supports JSPs and servlets, while an application server also supports EJBs and a whole set of other Java EE technologies. The embedded Tomcat supplies the JSP and servlet support for JBossAS. Thanks for the explanation. I notice in my server trace that TomcatDeployer look after the wars and ears, how does that fit in with tomcat dealing with jsps/servlets? Cheers, Tom. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4140219#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...