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13.8.1 J2EE connector architecture overview
As Java became the de facto language for Internet application development,
many businesses have their enterprise applications based on it. Java 2 Platform
Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is the specification for a standard Java platform to
meet the requirements of the enterprise.
As the J2EE platform is designed for enterprise computing, it should be no
surprise that applications need to connect to Enterprise Information Systems
(EIS), such as:
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP R/3®
Mainframe transaction processing systems, such as CICS
Legacy applications and non-relational database systems, such as IMS
In the past, most EIS vendors and application ...