Re: Tomcat vs J2EE

[Craig R. McClanahan]

David Vanfleet wrote: I'm new to Tomcat and I'm confused about something. I discovered Jakarta Tomcat and learned I could set it up with my existing apache web server to run Servelets and JavaServer pages. I then discovered the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and learned that Tomcat is part if this product. Could someone please explain to me the difference between these two products. Why would I use one over the other? Are there any good websites out there that could help me to differentiate between the two? I need to develop an application server for an online training product and I need understand what tools are available. I would appreciate any information any of you could give me. Thanks, David Vanfleet[EMAIL PROTECTED] The J2EE Reference Implementation, version 1.2, includes a modified version of Tomcat 3.0 as its servlet/JSP component.  The next version of the J2EE Reference Implementation, version 1.3, will include Tomcat 4.0 as its servlet/JSP component. (Several other J2EE or similar environments also support Tomcat for their web layer.) The differences between Tomcat and the J2EE RI (or any other J2EE server) are pretty easy to understand:  Tomcat supports servlets and JSP pages only.  J2EE servers support many additional technologies (as well as servlets and JSP pages), including Enterprise JavaBeans, security, transaction management, a JNDI naming service for resource access, and many more. For more details on what J2EE-compliant application server must provide, see the J2EE Specification at <http://java.sun.com/j2ee>. Craig McClanahan