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title: "White Paper: Why Jakarta EE Is the Right Choice for Today's Java Applications"
description: Jakarta EE is much more than the next iteration of Java EE. It is the doorway to strategic and technical benefits that are only possible through the Jakarta EE community.
image: https://outreach.eclipse.foundation/hubfs/Jakarta%20EE%20White%20Paper%20(4).png
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# White Paper: Why Jakarta EE Is the Right Choice for Today's Java Applications

Jakarta EE is much more than the next iteration of Java EE. It is the doorway to strategic and technical benefits that are only possible through the Jakarta EE community.

The features and functions in Jakarta EE give organizations key advantages that help them:

- Accelerate time to market for commercial offerings
- Increase the efficiency of software development
- Save money

## A Vibrant, Global Ecosystem Fosters Jakarta EE Evolution

Read our new white paper to discover how leaders in the Java ecosystem are advancing cloud native enterprise Java through the Jakarta EE Working Group!

![1-Mar-30-2021-08-38-13-21-PM](https://outreach.jakartaee.org/hs-fs/hubfs/1-Mar-30-2021-08-38-13-21-PM.png?width=667&name=1-Mar-30-2021-08-38-13-21-PM.png)

![2-Mar-30-2021-08-38-13-33-PM](https://outreach.jakartaee.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2-Mar-30-2021-08-38-13-33-PM.png?width=667&name=2-Mar-30-2021-08-38-13-33-PM.png)

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## **Shape the Future of Cloud Native, Open Source Java**

Contact our membership team to join the Jakarta EE Working Group.

[Learn More](https://jakarta.ee/membership/)

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