Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE, formerly referred to as J2EE) Version 5 has arrived. Its streamlined features offer added convenience, improved performance, and reduced development time, all of which enable developers to bring products to market faster. In short this is how J2EE should have been from start. Java EE specification lead Bill Shannon, a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems gives an update.

Most of us (java developers) stayed away from J2ee, unless forced to use it due to true enterprise class requiremements of the application or management pressure, due to its tremendous complexity. Java EE 5 is set to change all that. Let's start with developing a simple web service. Here is the complete source code for a simple (Hello World) web service:

package endpoint;
	import javax.jws.WebService;
	@WebService
	public class Hello {

		public String sayHello(String param) {
			return "Hello " + param;
		}
	}

Read his interview here.