The first Java EE 7 JSRs have successfully passed their JCP Final Approval Ballots (FAB), the final JCP Executive Committee (EC) vote of the JSR lifecycle, and will progress to Final Release as their next milestone.
JSR 343, Java Message Service 2.0, passed the FAB with 22 Executive Committee 'yes' votes.
JSR 349, Bean Validation 1.1, passed the FAB with 22 Executive Committee 'yes' votes.
JSR 352, Batch Applications for the Java Platform, passed the FAB with 21 Executive Committee 'yes' votes, and 1 'abstain'.
JSR 353, Java API for JSON Processing, passed the FAB with 22 Executive Committee 'yes' votes.
More JSR updates coming later this week...stay tuned for details!