Introduction

The Java platform is one of the most widely used platforms for application development in the world. The platform is so popular that there are several different flavors of Java that can be used for developing applications that run on different mediums. From development for desktop or mobile, to web applications and hardware operating systems, Java can be utilized for development of just about any solution. As such, Java has become a very popular platform for development of enterprise applications, offering web services, reliability, security, and much more.

Java Enterprise Edition was originally released in 1999 as Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Although several enterprise frameworks were available for development of ...

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