Reference Implementation Downloads
Project GlassFish creates reference implementation of Java EE, or Java Enterprise Edition, and most of the component technologies. Java EE is the industry standard for enterprise Java computing and is widely used in a wide range of industries.
Java EE 8
The Java EE 8 platform builds on the Java EE 7 platform and is released in September 2017.
Java EE 8 is focused on modernization and simplification of the platform, key additions include:
- A new portable Security API
- Enhanced JSON support including a new JSON binding API
- A new REST Reactive Client API
- Asynchronous CDI Events
- Servlet 4.0 API with HTTP/2 support
- Server-Sent Events support (Client & Server-side)
- New standard constraints added to Bean Validation
- Support for Java SE 8 new capabilities (ex. Date & Time API, Streams API, annotations enhancements, …)
The updated platform contains several major new specifications (for example, WebSocket) and updates to other specifications.
Web Application Technologies
Web Services Technologies
| Specifications |
JSR |
RI |
| Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS) 2.1 |
JSR 370 |
Download |
| Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.3 (MR completed Aug. 2017) |
JSR 224 |
Link |
| Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 2.2 |
JSR 222 |
Link |
| Enterprise Web Services 1.3 |
JSR 109 |
Download |
| Web Services Metadata for the Java Platform |
JSR 181 |
Link |
| Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) 1.1 (optional) |
JSR 101 |
Download |
| Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) 1.0 (optional) |
JSR 93 |
Download |
Enterprise Application Technologies
Management and Security Technologies
Previous release
Java EE 7 RI download page