Java thread per connection model vs NIO

Question

Is the non-blocking Java NIO still slower than your standard thread per connection asynchronous socket?

In addition, if you were to use threads per connection, would

Answer 1

You might get some inspiration from the former Sun sponsored project, now named Red Dwarf. The old website at http://www.reddwarfserver.org/ is down.
Github to the rescue: https://github.com/reddwarf-nextgen/reddwarf