All you need to know about Oracle for Java EE SE7!

The latest edition of the Java enterprise platform that powers a whole lot of (web) applications is the Oracle Java EE. Since its release, the software application package has been on stabilizing and modernization process So far, it comprises of more than 4 new major specifications such as Concurrency, JSON-P, Batch, and Websockets.  This comprehensive enterprise software development platform SDK provides support for Java EE 5 specifications and the Java Application Platform SDK features additional runtimes such as Open ESB, Portlet Container, and Sun Java System Access Manager.

Improvisations in the Oracle Java EE

The incredulous development, the software development industry begins and the rapid adoption of Java EE 7 coincides well among the development communities.

Auto-update Notice

As outlined in the Oracle JDK SE7 Support Roadmaps after April 2015, it is assumed that Oracle will not appreciate further updates of Java SE 7 and directly move to Java SE 8 release to its public download sites. Developers who are in need of continued access to crucial support, bug fixes and security fixes and any other general maintenance activities for Java SE 7 or older versions can get avail long term support through Oracle Java SE Support team. The process of migrating users from Java 7 to Java 8 through the auto update feature is expected to take place after the January 2015 CPU release.

Major Releases of Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)

Major releases of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE), are identified as 5.0, 6, 7 and 8. As of the publishing of this article, the Java technology end of public updates policy has been clarified to confirm public availability of Java SE major releases for at least,

•          Three years after the general availability date (GA) of a major release
•          One year after the GA of a subsequent major release
•          Six months after a subsequent major release has been established as the default Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for end-user desktops on java.com

Consistent with previous policies and documentation, Oracle will post an end of public updates notice for each major release well in advance, indicating that the release has entered its transition period. Once the release has completed its transition period, no new downloads of that release will be made publicly available on the public Oracle websites, and learn about Oracle Java EE environment to be up to date.  Previously available older releases will continue to be available for support and debugging through the Java Archive but are not recommended for production use.