Java EE at a Glance

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) is the standard in community-driven enterprise software. Java EE is developed using the Java Community Process, with contributions from industry experts, commercial and open source organizations, Java User Groups, and countless individuals. Each release integrates new features that align with industry needs, improves application portability, and increases developer productivity. Today, Java EE offers a rich enterprise software platform, and with 18 compliant Java EE 6 implementations to choose from, low risk and plenty of options.

What's New

Java EE 7 is here!

Read the Press Release

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 7 (Java EE 7) offers new features that enhance HTML5 support, increase developer productivity, and further improves how enterprise demands can be met. Java EE 7 developers will write less boilerplate code, have better support for the latest Web applications and frameworks, and gain access to enhanced scalability and richer, simpler functionality. Enterprises will benefit from new features that enable portable batch processing and improved scalability.

Watch the Java EE 7 Online Web Event On Demand!

Online Web Event
Business Keynote	State of Java from Oracle and Partners
Technical Keynote	Technical overview from Oracle and the Java EE community
Technical Breakouts	15 sessions featuring demos and details about each new JSR, delivered by the specification leads!

Get Started

Watch the Java EE 7 Online Web Event on demand!
Download the Java EE 7 Whitepaper
Get started with the Java EE SDK, featuring GlassFish Server
    First Cup and Java EE7 Tutorial - Hands-on tutorials to help you learn Java EE 7
    Samples - Build and run samples using Maven that demonstrate Java EE 7 technologies!
    API Documentation - Java EE 7 API documentation at your fingertips
    GlassFish Server Open Source Edition - World's first Java EE 7 compatible runtime!
Use your favorite IDE to develop Java EE 7 applications. NetBeans bundles GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.0.
Download GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.0 when you are ready to put your Java EE 7 application into production