INDUSTRY EFFORT TO DEFINE NATIVE WEB SERVICES SUPPORT IN J2EEINDUSTRY EFFORT TO DEFINE NATIVE WEB SERVICES SUPPORT IN J2EEIndustry Leaders Band Together Using Java Community Process
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JavaOne Developer Conference -- June 4, 2001 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced that, based on input from industry partners and Java Community Process (JCP) members, it will propose that support for web services be the key component of the next version of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). The new version of J2EE will be targeted to provide a complete and integrated enterprise platform for building scalable web services, while maintaining the freedom of choice, faster time to market and simplified connectivity that are the hallmarks of J2EE. Our customers, partners and the industry at large are calling for web services support in J2EE, the preferred platform for building and deploying multitiered enterprise applications," said Rich Green, vice president and general manager, Java Software Development, Sun Microsystems. "Sun plans to join with fellow JCP members to define a new version of J2EE that integrates native support for important web services technologies, building on the work already underway in the JCP to develop these individual web services technologies." Over the past year, J2EE has established itself as the platform of choice for building networked enterprise applications and services. Application server software companies, in particular, have adopted J2EE as the foundation for their products because of its flexibility and scalability. Using a branded J2EE-compatible implementation, companies can build new networked applications and services that connect with their legacy applications and data, allowing them to leverage their 30 year investment in programs and data via the network. In addition, as part of the larger Java 2 Platform, J2EE also interoperates seamlessly with the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) to connect enterprises, carriers and service providers with the modern client, those newly empowered devices such as cell phones, PDAs and smart cards that are joining the traditional client, the PC, to create a new end-to-end networked services paradigm. Several different working groups in the Java Community Process are currently defining individual extensions to the Java platform that support web services. Sun and other members of the JCP plan to submit a Java Specification Request (JSR) and form an expert group, following the rules of the Java Community Process, to create a new J2EE specification, reference implementation and compatibility test suite that incorporate these web services technologies. The group plans to build upon previous versions of J2EE to create a fully compatible upgrade, so that software companies and enterprises can rapidly address the business opportunities created by web services using familiar Java technologies and with no loss to their existing J2EE investment. Sun has heard demand for incorporation of the following web services technologies into a new version of J2EE:
To fulfill this demand, the proposed J2EE expert group, working through the Java Community Process, will leverage several web services related technology projects now underway in the JCP, including "Implementing Enterprise Web Services", "Java APIs for XML Messaging", and "Java APIs for XML RPC". This will give the industry an open, compatible development and delivery platform for web services and applications. Announced separately today, (see WEB SERVICES PACK TO SIMPLIFY BUILDING JAVA-BASED WEB SERVICES) Sun outlined how it will make the web services extensions freely available as soon as they are completed by the JCP, so developers can download them and start developing web services. Key software tools providers also announced their intention to incorporate the technologies into their popular development tools to further simplify use by developers. The final step will be to integrate the technologies natively into J2EE. This step-by-step roadmap gives developers the web services technologies as individual components first,, then as part of their favorite IDE and finally as fully integrated elements of the J2EE platform. About the Java Community Process(JCP) ProgramSince its introduction in 1995 as the open, inclusive process to develop and revise Java technology specifications, reference implementations, and technology compatibility kits, the Java Community Process program has fostered the evolution of the Java platform in cooperation with the international Java developer community. More than 90 Java technology specifications are in development in the JCP program, which has over 350 company and individual participants. About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to take their businesses to the nth. With $19.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
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