The document discusses new features and improvements in Java EE 7 including increased productivity and support for HTML5. Some of the key areas covered include JAX-RS 2.0, JMS 2.0, the Java API for JSON Processing 1.0, the Java API for WebSocket 1.0, and improvements to Bean Validation, batch processing, caching and other Java EE technologies. The goals of Java EE 7 are outlined as increased productivity through less boilerplate code and richer functionality, as well as support for HTML5 features such as WebSockets and JSON.