J2EE 1.4 Platform Specification Final Release

J2EE 1.4 Platform Specification Final Release - November 24, 2003
The J2EE 1.4 Specification (JSR 151) is now final after receiving unanimous approval from the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process. The Final Release specifications describe a set of requirements that J2EE Platform product must meet. It specifies platform architecture, application components, containers, set of standard J2EE services, interoperability requirements and platform contracts (APIs, SPIs, network protocols and deployment descriptors). New Specifications in J2EE 1.4 Platform include: Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC), SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ), Web Services for J2EE, J2EE Management Model, J2EE Deployment API, Java Management Extensions (JMX), J2EE Authorization Contract for Containers, Java API for XML Registries (JAXR).