Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4

The J2EE 1.4 specification is the industry-standard platform architecture for developing, deploying, integrating, and managing Web services-enabled multitier enterprise applications. The J2EE 1.4 platform delivers Web services interoperability as it introduces new Web services, deployment and management APIs. The 1.4 specification also updates specifications for component technologies, JavaServer Pages, Enterprise JavaBeans, and Connectors, along with other features that establish J2EE 1.4 technology as the premier platform for Web services and enterprise application integration. »  Read More
 
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May 11, 2006
Download the Java EE 5 SDK Experience ease of development with the Java EE 5 SDK, which includes Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 9.0 based on open source Project GlassFish.
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January 27, 2006
Download the new J2EE 1.4 SDK today! The J2EE 1.4 SDK now includes Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.2 with improved performance and developer productivity features -- including support for AJAX, Derby, MySQL, and Red Hat 4.0.
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January 5, 2005
Managing and Monitoring Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 This article introduces the management tools and the associated APIs and shows you how to use them to monitor system attributes.
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December 20, 2005
Charset Conversions from Browser to Database In this Tech Tip, you'll get some helpful insights for accurately transporting character data from a browser to a database, and back again.
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