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Java Platform, Enterprise Edition or Java EE is a widely used platform for server programming in the Java programming language. The Java EE Platform differs from the Standard Edition (SE) of Java in that it adds additional libraries which provide functionality to deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, multi-tier Java software, based largely on modular components running on an application server.
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Nomenclature, standards and specifications
The platform was known as Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition or J2EE until the name was changed to Java EE in version 5. The current version is called Java EE 5. The previous version is called J2EE 1.4. Java EE is defined by its specification. As with other Java Community Process specifications, Java EE is also considered informally to be a standard since providers must agree to certain conformance requirements in order to declare their products as Java EE compliant; albeit with no ISO or ECMA standard. Java EE includes several API specifications, such as JDBC, RMI, e-mail, JMS, web services, XML, etc, and defines how to coordinate them. Java EE also features some specifications unique to Java EE for components. These include Enterprise JavaBeans, servlets, portlets (following the Java Portlet specification), JavaServer Pages and several web service technologies. This allows developers to create enterprise applications that are portable and scalable, and that integrate with legacy technologies. A Java EE "application server" can handle the transactions, security, arity, scalability, concurrency and management of the components that are deployed to it, meaning that the developers can concentrate more on the business logic of the components rather than on infrastructure and integration tasks.
History
The original J2EE specification was developed by Sun Microsystems. The J2EE 1.2 SDK was released in December 1999. Starting with J2EE 1.3, the specification was developed under the Java Community Process. JSR 58 specifies J2EE 1.3 and JSR 151 specifies the J2EE 1.4 specification. The J2EE 1.3 SDK was first released by Sun as a beta in April 2001. The J2EE 1.4 SDK beta was released by Sun in December 2002. The Java EE 5 specification was developed under JSR 244 and the final release was made on May 11, 2006. The Java EE 6 specification is being developed under JSR 316 and is scheduled for release in 2008.
General APIs
The Java EE APIs includes several technologies that extend the functionality of the base Java SE APIs.
javax.ejb.*
The Enterprise JavaBeans API defines a set of APIs that a distributed object container will support in order to provide persistence, remote procedure calls (using RMI or RMI-IIOP), concurrency control, and access control for distributed objects.
javax.naming
The javax.naming, javax.naming.directory, javax.naming.event, javax.naming.ldap and javax.naming.spi packages define the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) API.
java.sql, javax.sql
The java.sql and javax.sql packages define the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API.
javax.transaction.*
These packages define the Java Transaction API (JTA).
javax.xml.*
These packages define the JAXP API. This is used for XML parsing.
javax.jms.*
These packages define the Java Message Service (JMS) API.
javax.jws.*
These packages define the JAX-WS API responsible for web services support.
Certified application servers
Java EE 5 certified
- Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9.0, based on the open-source server GlassFish
- WebLogic Application Server 10.0 from BEA Systems
- SAP NetWeaver Application Server, Java EE 5 Edition from SAP
- JEUS 6, an Application Server from TmaxSoft
- Geronimo 2.0
- WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.0
J2EE 1.4 certified
- JBoss, an open-source application server from JBoss. A beta version of the JEE 5 version is available but this version is not certified [1].
- Geronimo, an open-source application server from Apache
- Pramati Server 5.0
- JOnAS, an open-source application server from ObjectWeb
- Oracle Application Server 10g
- Resin, an application server with integrated XML support
- SAP NetWeaver Application Server, Java EE 5 Edition from SAP
- Sun Java System Web Server
- Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2
- IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
- BEA Weblogic server 8
See also
References
- Perrone, Paul J.; Chaganti, Krishna (2003). J2EE Developer's Handbook. Indianapolis, Indiana: Sam's Publishing. ISBN 0-672-32348-6.
- Bodoff, Stephanie (2004). The J2EE Tutorial. Boston: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-321-24575-X.
- Solveig Haugland, Mark Cade, Anthony Orapallo: J2EE 1.4: The Big Picture, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-148010-3
- Alan Monnox: Rapid J2EE Development: An Adaptive Foundation for Enterprise Applications, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-147220-8
- Renaud Pawlak, Lionel Seinturier, Jean-Philippe Retaillé: Foundations of AOP for J2EE Development, ISBN 1-59059-507-6
- Christopher Judd, Hakeem Shittu: Pro Eclipse JST: Plug-ins for J2EE Development, ISBN 1-59059-493-2
External links
- Java EE homepage
- Java EE 5 SDK
- Java EE 5 API Javadocs
- Java EE 5 Technologies and JSRs
- Sun's J2EE compatibility page - Certified J2EE servers
