去年12月，Java EE 6 规范最终版的确定了。Apache Tomcat团队也一直在努力的完成Tomcat 7版本的开发。就在不久前，还发布了RC3候选版本。

Tomcat 7中最让人兴奋的就是对Servlet 3.0的支持。更多Servlet 3.0的介绍可以查阅读次文章：
http://zhoujin.com/post/146/

除此之外，还支持JSP 2.2和EL 2.2，但是不支持该范围以外的其他Java EE6特征。当然，你可以通过增加所需要的库文件，达到你所需要的目的。

另外有针对64位优化版本。

apache-tomcat-[version].zip or .tar.gz
Base distribution. These distributions do not include the Windows service wrapper nor the compiled APR/native library for Windows.
apache-tomcat-[version].exe
32-bit/64-bit Windows installer for Tomcat.   Please note that while this distribution includes the vast majority of the base distribution, some of the command-line scripts for launching Tomcat are not included. This distribution is intended for those users planning to launch Tomcat through the Windows shortcuts or services.
apache-tomcat-[version]-windows-x86.zip
32-bit Windows specific distribution that includes the Windows service wrapper and the compiled APR/native library for use with 32-bit JVMs on both 32 and 64 bit Windows platforms.
apache-tomcat-[version]-windows-x64.zip
64-bit Windows specific distribution that includes the Windows service wrapper and the compiled APR/native library for use with 64-bit JVMs on x64 Windows platforms.
apache-tomcat-[version]-windows-i64.zip
64-bit Windows specific distribution that includes the Windows service wrapper and the compiled APR/native library for use with 64-bit JVMs on Itanium 64-bit Windows platforms.
apache-tomcat-[version]-deployer.zip or .tar.gz
The standalone Tomcat Web Application Deployer.
apache-tomcat-[version]-fulldocs.tar.gz
The Tomcat documentation bundle, including complete javadocs.

现在，Apache官方网站上还没有提供Tomcat7的下载.