Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) General Discussion

Hi there,

I'm relatively new to J2EE.

I want to build a client with a lots of financial charts. I'd like to understand what architecture to use regarding the client site of my J2EE application. Either :
- either a Java client calling EJB session beans (3-tier)
- or a Web application using Servlets/JSPs (n-tier)

The question I have deals with the kind of graphs I could use if I chose Servlet/JSPs for the prestation tier.

I wonder if I can have custom-built graphs (like applets) on my client interface with Servlets/JSPs. I need graphs that deal with events (like on a traditional user interface) that allow the end-user to do some kind of drawing for instance. How can I have "java beans" on the client using Servlets/JSPs and enjoy the advantages of Web applications ?

For the moment, the only think I understood is that I can mainly generate HTML pages with Servlets/JSPs that produce traditional forms (buttons, text fields, images, etc).; that's far ways from the kind of graphical user interface I want to offer to my client.

Any idea ?

Fred
fredatwork@free.fr