Enterprise JavaBeans

The Sun^TM Enterprise JavaBeans specification defines an architecture and interfaces for developing and deploying distributed Java^TM server applications based on a multi-tier architecture.

The intent of this specification is to facilitate and normalize the development, deployment, and assembly of application components (called enterprise beans); such components will be deployable on EJB platforms. The resulting applications are typically transactional, database-oriented, multi-user, secured, scalable and portable. More precisely, this EJB specification addresses two areas:

• The runtime environment, called the EJB server, which provides the execution environment together with the transactional service, the distribution mechanisms, the persistence management and the security.

• A programmer and user guide explaining how an enterprise bean should be developed, deployed, and used.