8.1. J2EE Connector Architecture Overview
The J2EE Connector Architecture specification, part of the overall J2EE specification, is intended as a standard mechanism for plugging heterogeneous Enterprise Information Systems into a J2EE-compliant Application Server. It allows J2EE applications to securely interact with non-J2EE applications in a transactional manner. Provided that there is a J2EE Connector Architecture resource adapter for the Enterprise Information System (EIS), the EIS and Application Server can collaborate on security, transaction, and connection management. A resource adapter is a standard, system-level software driver for the EIS.
The J2EE Connector Architecture specification (version 1.0) defines three system-level contracts: ...
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