title: Fork/Join for JavaEE app?
body: <p>I know that spinning off threads in a JavaEE application is a big no-no.  However, I have an application that is a perfect candidate for <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/forkjoin.html" rel="nofollow">Java's fork/join mechanism</a>.  But, since threads are not supposed to be created within an application, is there any way to make use of this within my EJB?  I know that on WebSphere applications the async bean functionality provides this.  However, my application is deployed on JBoss EAP 6.1, so this is not an option.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a "legal" way to accomplish fork/join within a JavaEE application?   </p>