We are pleased to announce the release of Java EE 8 SDK, along with the release of GlassFish Server, Open Source Edition 5.0.
I want to express my sincere thanks for the whole community for their support and engagement throughout this entire development effort.
Here are some pointers for details about this release:

• Oracle Press Release, Noon Sep 21, "Oracle Announces Java SE 9 and Java EE 8"
• Aquarium Blog Sep 21: Java EE 8 and GlassFish 5.0 Released!
• Java EE at Oracle Technical Network
  
• JavaEE Specifications Home Page
• GlassFish downloads
• GlassFish Documentation

If you are attending JavaOne, hopefully, we will see you there.
Cheers,
-- Ed Bratt,