Abbreviations

JPE	  Java Professional Edition
J2EE	Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition
JEE	  Java Enterprise Edition
J2SE	Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
EJB	  Enterprise JavaBean
MDB	  Message-Driven Bean
JAR	  Java ARchive
WAR	  Web ARchive
EAR	  Enterprise ARchive
WS	   Web Service
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
WSDL	Web Service Description Language
JNDI	Java Naming and Directory Interface
XA	  eXtended Architecture
JMS	  Java Message Service
JPA	  Java Persistence API
JTA	  Java Transaction API
JTS	  Java Transaction Service
OTS	  Object Transaction Service
OMG	  Object Management Group
W3C	  World Wide Web Consortium
MOM	  Message-Oriented Middleware
DI	  Dependency Injection
ACID	Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability
JPQL	Java Persistence Query Language
ORM	  Object-relational mapping
TM	  Transaction Manager