Chapter J2EE.11. Future Directions

This first version of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specification includes most of the basic facilities needed by enterprise applications. Still, there is always more to be done. This chapter briefly describes our plans for future versions of this specification. Please keep in mind that all of this is subject to change. Your feedback is encouraged.

The following sections describe additional facilities we would like to include in future versions of this specification or additional requirements we would like to add to future versions of this specification. Many of the APIs included in the J2EE platform will continue to evolve on their own and we will include the latest version of each API. In particular, many improvements are planned for the EJB specification, so please refer to that specification for additional details.