The Java Community Process (JCP) is the mechanism by which the Java community develops standard technical specifications for Java technology. For more information, refer to our overview page.

Enhanced JCP program 2.7 announced The Java Community ProcessSM (JCPSM) Program Management Office (PMO) and Executive Committees (EC) announced the maintenance release of JavaTM Specification Request (JSR) 215, JCP program version 2.7. Read more about the improved process here. If you're interested in a summary of how these changes will affect you, read this page.   JCP Events at JavaOne Check out the JCP blog to browse all the pictures taken during the JCP events at JavaOne, including the special appearance of Duke at the JCP community party!

New jcp.org! The JCP Program Management Office (PMO) launched a new version of jcp.org on 16 June 2009. Click the link for a summary of the changes and an overview on how to use the site. You're invited to attend the Town Hall meeting on 18 June 2009 at 08:00 PT to learn about the new site.   2009 JCP Awards Click here to read about the 7th Annual JCP Program Awards and the list of nominees. Click here to view the list of award winners.

JSR Updates

New JSRs JSR 330, Dependency Injection for JavaTM Early Draft Reviews JSR 321, Trusted Computing API for Java Public Reviews

Proposed Final Draft JSR 242, Digital Set Top Box Profile JSR 319, Availability Management for JavaTM JSR 271, Mobile Information Device Profile 3 Final Release JSR 235, Service Data Objects JSR 113, JavaTM Speech API 2 Maintenance Reviews JSR 211, Content Handler API