from Java Specification Request 291 Expert Group

work and JSR 291 is now a final Java Standard Edition / Enterprise Edition specification. JSR 291 provides a framework for packaging Java applications as interdependent modules with dynamic lifecycle management, reducing development time and minimizing down time. This JSR brings the core OSGi framework of JSR 232 Mobile Operational Management to existing Java Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition platforms. It provides a consistent programming model for Java modularity across existing Java SE and ME platforms and delivers a predictable management environment capable of installing, executing, updating and removing Java and associated native components. “Utilizing the well known OSGi Service Platform Specification, JSR 291 provides a mature, proven technology for constructing Java modules and installing, uninstalling, and updating them without restarting the JVM and disrupting service, ” said Stan Moyer, president of the OSGi Alliance and Telcordia Technologies executive director. “Working cooperatively with the JCP JSR 291 Expert Group, we have revised and improved our core specification to better serve our joint constituencies.