where is Java EE 6?
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 is the next generation of the specification governing the upcoming version of the enterprise Java technology. The technology is expected to be on display at the JavaOne conference here. A specification had been submitted to the Java Community Process for approval, but the specification was withdrawn soon after it appeared. An IBM official, who requested anonymity, said, “We asked for more information around Suns thinking on the business models prior to endorsing. I dont think we ever heard back then it went poof!” The Java EE 6 specification, known as JSR (Java Specification Request) 313, was offered for ballot on April 3 and later withdrawn on April 13, following a series of questions by the key group of supporters of the issue. A group of 16 companies or individuals voted on the specification. Sun and Red Hat voted for the spec. Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, SAS Institute, Google, SAP, Doug Lea and Hani Suleiman abstained from voting, and the Apa