ver-sent events, 
standardized binding between JSON text and Java objects, HTTP/2 support 
and improvements to the Java API for WebSocket and the Java API for JSON 
Processing. Java EE 8 aligns with Java SE 8 so that developers will be 
able to take advantage of new features such as repeating annotations, 
lambda expressions, the Date/Time API, type annotations, Completable Futures etc.</p>
<p>Java EE 8 and GlassFish Server 5.0 include the following new and updated Java EE standards:</p>
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