Enterprise JavaBeans are:

• An architecture for building distributed object systems with the Java language

  • Governed by a formal specification

  • Current version is 1.1, but a proposed final draft for version 2.0 was released in October 2000 [1].

• Classes defined within the EJB architecture

• Part of Java 2 Enterprise Edition, which contains other APIs typically used in enterprise-class applications such as servlets, message-oriented middleware, XML parsing, and authentication and authorization services.

• No relation to JavaBeans

  • Purpose and usage are different

  • JavaBeans are meant for intraprocess purposes, while EJBs are used for interprocess components [2].

• A buzzword and currently a very valuable skill in the IT marketplace