igured
  with complete set of properties required for the creation of a 
  connection to an EIS instance.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>properties</code> - Connection parameters and security
                              information specified as 
                              ConnectionSpec instance</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>Connection instance</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="../ResourceException.html" title="class in jakarta.resource">ResourceException</a></code> - Faile