J2EE.11.4 Connectors

One of the most important SPI components is connectors to existing enterprise information systems. The ability to provide portable connectors will be critical to the success of the J2EE platform. The connector facility is planned to include the JTA support for resource managers and additional APIs for security integration. See Java Specification Request JSR-000016 (http://java.sun.com/aboutJava/communityprocess/jsr/jsr_016_connect.html).