`cargo-maven2-plugin` (official name) is the Maven2 plugin for Cargo that allows you to interact (start, deploy, stop, ...) with the most common J2EE servers.
Cargo is a thin wrapper that allows you to manipulate various type of application containers (Java EE and others) in a standard way.
Cargo is often used to deploy applications to containers from test APIs (such as JUnit), ANT or Maven builds. Cargo can install the container and dependencies needed for your deployment as well.
The Maven2 plugin is generally more straightforward to use and integrates better with the whole build process (with profiles, easier to use deployer, proxy server support, etc.)
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