This functionality includes the basic functionality for operating applications (J2EE applications). The J2EE server functionality is mainly included.

Application Server provides a Java EE 6-compliant J2EE server. The J2EE server provides functionality that is compliant with the standard specifications and is independent of Application Server.

The basic development functionality can be further classified into three types according to the types of the J2EE applications for which you use functionality. The manuals for Application Server function guide have been divided according to this classification.

The following is an overview of each classification:

• Functionality for executing the Web applications (Web containers)
  This classification includes the Web container functionality that serves as the execution platform for Web applications and functionality executed by linking Web containers and Web servers.
  
• Functionality for executing the Enterprise Beans (EJB containers)
  This classification includes the EJB container functionality that serves as the execution platform of the Enterprise Bean. This classification also includes the EJB client functionality for invoking the Enterprise Bean.
  
• Functionality used in both Web applications and Enterprise Beans (Container common function)
  This classification includes functionality that can be used in the Web applications and the Enterprise Beans operating Web containers and EJB containers respectively.
  

This includes the functionality as the execution and development environments of Web Services.

Application Server provides the following engines:

• The JAX-WS engine to implement the binding of SOAP Messages according to the JAX-WS specifications
• The JAX-RS engine to implement the binding of RESTful HTTP messages according to the JAX-RS specifications

This includes functionality extended independently on Application Server. This also includes functionality implemented by using non-J2EE server processes such as batch server, CTM, and database.

On Application Server, various functionality are extended to improve the reliability of the system, and to implement stable operations. Furthermore, functionality is also extended to operate applications other than J2EE applications (batch applications) in the Java environment.

This functionality is used for ensuring the security of an Application Server-based system. This includes functionality such as the authentication functionality used for preventing unauthorized access and the encryption functionality used for preventing information leakage in communication channels.