What's in the SDKs

GlassFish v3, included in both SDKs, provides a lightweight and extensible core based on OSGi. In combination with the GlassFish Update Center, developers can leverage Java web technologies, dynamic languages such as JRuby and Groovy, and easy-to-use web administration and command line interfaces. Note: the distributions below contain some bundles that are value add and not required by the Java EE specification.

Feature	Included in Java EE 6 SDK	Included in Java EE 6 Web Profile SDK
JMS	X
JavaMail 1.4	X
JAX-WS 2.2	X
JAX-RS 1.1	X
JAXB 2.2	X
JACC 1.1	X
JCA 1.6	X
CORBA	X	*
Metro	X
Jersey	X
Bean Validation	X
EJB 3.1 (Support for Remote Container)	X
EJB 3.1 Lite (Support for Local Container only)	X	X
JTS/JTA 1.1 **	X	X
OSGi-based microkernel	X	X
Java Web Technologies (Servlet 3.0, JSP 2.2, JSF 2.0, JSTL 1.2, EL 1.2, CDI 1.0)	X	X
Grizzly/Comet	X	X
JPA 2.0, (EclipseLink), JDBC Connection Pooling	X	X
Web Administration Console and CLI	X	X
Rapid Redeployment (Maintain session state on application redeploy)	X	X
OMG CORBA APIs 3.0	X	X
JSR 45 Java Integration and Debugging	X	X
JSR 250 Common Annotations	X	X

* The Full Java EE Platform contains the complete CORBA package. The OMG CORBA v3.0 APIs are available in the Java EE Web Profile.
** Transaction propagation not supported

All the above components, plus the additional ones listed below, are available through the Update Center: