I think the jewel in the crown with the EJB 3 specification is actually the new persistent model sub part of it. Following Linda De Michels and Scott Crawford presentations at JavaONE this year, you should be able to persist POJOs with any O/RM implementation that supplies a `javax.ejb.EntityManager' interface.
If you would rather execute your own mapped SQL statements, then iBatis or similar is the choice. -- Peter Pilgrim :: J2EE Software Development Operations/IT - Credit Suisse First Boston, Floor 15, 5 Canada Square, London E14 4QJ, United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)207-883-4497 ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml ============================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]