Introduction to J2EE
J2EE is an acronym for Java 2 Enterprise Edition, which is a platform for developing and deploying distributed, component-based enterprise applications. Another version of Java, known as the standard edition, is not based on a distributed architecture, and is useful for developing smaller standalone applications. J2EE is based on the J2SE, which is the foundation of all Java applications. Version 1.3 of J2EE includes a new specification called Java Connector Architecture, which supports application integration adapters (resource adapters) as components, or modules of a J2EE application or the J2EE environment (server) in general.
To many readers, J2EE is perhaps synonymous with an application server. However, there is a common ...
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