Java's Enterprise JavaBeans

Yet another distributed networking option available to Java programmers is that of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs). EJBs provide a standard distributed component model. Do not confuse EJBs with components called JavaBeans. Standard JavaBeans are similar to controls used in the Microsoft model, and are not Enterprise JavaBeans. EJBs are a distributed technology based in part on RMI. Enterprise JavaBeans are considered RMI objects as well as a JavaBean component.

Defining EJBs is somewhat problematic, because the definition includes other terms that themselves need definitions. It is often helpful to get the definition straight from the horse's mouth. Sun defines Enterprise JavaBeans in the following manner.

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