This document provides an overview of enterprise application development using Java. It discusses the evolution from two-tier client-server architectures to the more scalable multi-tier Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Key components of J2EE include servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) that allow developing scalable applications across tiers for clients, presentation logic, and application logic. EJBs in particular help encapsulate complex business logic and coordinate transactional work across entity beans. The document outlines the benefits of J2EE like component-based models, container services, and simplified yet flexible architectures for developing enterprise applications using Java.