# The Java EE 7 Tutorial

# 56 Concurrency Utilities for Java EE

This chapter describes Concurrency Utilities for Java EE, which are specified by JSR 236.

This chapter covers the following topics:

- Concurrency Basics

- Main Components of the Concurrency Utilities

- Concurrency and Transactions

- Concurrency and Security

- The jobs Concurrency Example

- The taskcreator Concurrency Example

- Further Information about the Concurrency Utilities