| Feature/API |
Purpose |
| JAX-RPC |
Provides basic Web services interoperability support |
| SAAJ APIs |
Provides basic Web services interoperability support |
| Web Services for J2EE specification |
Defines packaging and deployment requirements for J2EE applications that provide and use Web services |
| JAXR API |
Provides access to registries and repositories |
| EJB specification enhancements |
Extended to support implementing Web services using stateless session beans |
| J2EE Management and J2EE Deployment APIs |
Enables enhanced tool support for J2EE products |
| JMX API |
Supports the J2EE Management API |
| J2EE Authorization Contract for Containers |
Provides a programmatic interface for security providers |
| J2EE platform specification changes/enhancements |
Support for deploying class libraries independently of any application; the conversion of deployment descriptor DTDs to XML Schemas |
| JSP specification enhancements |
Enhanced to simplify the development of Web applications |
| Connector API enhancements |
Supports integration with asynchronous messaging systems, including the ability to plug in JMS providers |