EclipseLink 3.0

The primary focus of the EclipseLink 3.0 release is switch over to new jakarta package namespace and support for Jakarta EE 9 APIs.

Main features and changes include:

Jakarta EE Platform 9 support
Java 8, 11 support

In addition to the features highlighted above, this release also includes a substantial number of bug fixes and enhancements:

3.0.0: All Fixed Bugs and enhancement requests

Other important changes and updates include:

Thread dead-lock diagnostic features

Standards

EclipseLink remains focused on delivering support for the latest standards. EclipseLink 3.0 offers certified support for:

Jakarta Persistence 3.0
Jakarta XML Binding 3.0

Support (non-certified)

EclipseLink also offers support (non-certified) for:

Service Data Objects (SDO) 2.1.1 - JSR 235
Jakarta JSON Processing 2.0

Deprecated Functionality

CORBA and RMI support
Service Data Objects (SDO)
DB servers and Application servers not being supported by their corresponding vendors from August 01, 2020