Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Enterprise Java’s new name: Jakarta EE

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Feb 26, 20181 min

The venerable Java EE name has been retired as part of enterprise Java’s move away from Oracle

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The Eclipse Foundation’s enterprise Java platform will be called Jakarta EE, which was the favorite of voters in a recent poll.

With 6,959 responses tallied, Jakarta pulled in 64.4 percent of the votes, far exceeding the other choice, Enterprise Profile. A new name had to be chosen because Java EE (Enterprise Edition), the longstanding name of the platform, remains an Oracle trademark.

Permission to use the Jakarta EE trademark will be contingent upon technologies passing a compatibility program, which has yet to be developed. The program will be run by EE.Next, Eclipse’s working group for enterprise Java.

The two candidate names were selected after the foundation had taken nominations for a new name. The Apache Software Foundation, which has its own Jakarta project for Java technologies, is OK with Eclipse using the name, the foundation said.

 
Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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