Different versions of JEE:
Note: JPE (Java Professional Edition) project announced in May 1998 at Sun Microsystems.
| Version | Released in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEE2 (J2EE 1.2) | 12 Dec 1999 | Servlet 2.2 | JSP 1.1 | |||
| JEE3 (J2EE 1.3) | 24 Sep 2001 | Servlet 2.3 | JSP 1.2 | JSTL 1.0 | ||
| JEE4 (J2EE 1.4) | 11 Nov 2003 | Servlet 2.4 | JSP 2.0 | JSTL 1.1 | JSF1.1 | |
| JEE5 | 11 May 2006 | Servlet 2.5 | JSP 2.1 | EL2.1 | JSTL 1.2 | JSF 1.2 |
| JEE6 | 10 Dec 2009 | Servlet 3.0 | JSP 2.2 | EL 2.2 | JSTL 1.2 | JSF 2.0 |
| JEE7 | 12 Jun 2013 | Servlet 3.1 | JSP 2.3 | EL 3.0 | JSTL 1.2 | JSF 2.2 |
JEE and TOMCAT:
Lets only look at servlet and JSP versions in JEE as it compares to in TOMCAT.
| JEE Version | TOMCAT Version |
|---|---|
| JEE3 implements Servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2 | Tomcat 4 supports the same (Servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2) |
| JEE4 implements Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0 | Tomcat 5 supports the same |
| JEE5 implements Servlet 2.5, JSP 2.1, JSTL 1.2, JSF 1.2 | Tomcat 6 supports Servlet 2.5, JSP 2.1 only. No JSTL. No JSF |
| JEE6 implements Servlet 3.0, JSP 2.2, EL 2.2, JSTL 1.2, JSF 2.0 |