I'm forwarding this on behalf of Roberto Chinnici, spec lead for Java EE 6. Roberto said: RC> We have had to adjust our schedule to accommodate the addition of JSR RC> 330 to the platform. RC> RC> Following are our target dates for the (full) JSRs in the platform: RC> RC> Phase 1: JSR-330 RC> RC> * Handoff to JCP: 09/22/09 RC> * Voting: 09/29/09-10/12/09 RC> * Posting: 10/13/09 RC> RC> Phase 2: Specifications with standalone RI and TCK (JSR-299, JPA, Bean RC> Validation) RC> RC> * Handoff to JCP: 10/14/09 RC> * Voting: 10/20/09 - 11/02/09 RC> * Posting: 11/16/09 RC> RC> Phase 3: Specifications where GlassFish is the RI (Java EE Platform, RC> Servlet, EJB, Connectors) RC> RC> * Handoff to JCP: 10/28/09 RC> * Voting: 11/03/09-11/16/09 RC> * Posting: 11/24/09 RC> RC> Let me know if you have any questions. RC> RC> --Roberto Ed -- | ed.burns(a)sun.com | office: 408 884 9519 OR x31640 | homepage: | http://ridingthecrest.com/