Publisher's Synopsis
Just what you need to get up to speed on J2EE 1.4's essential features, capabilities, and enhancements
J2EE 1.4 is revolutionizing distributed applications and Web services, and you can't afford to be left behind. Here, clearly organized and written by an internationally recognized Web application developer, is your essential handbook to this rapidly evolving technology. Each section provides a start–to–finish overview of key concepts, elements, and APIs, complete with illustrations and diagrams. Topics are arranged in functional order, so you learn critical J2EE 1.4 features in the same way they are intended to be built and deployed. Streamlined and fast–paced, it helps you quickly master the vital components necessary to build distributed applications and Web services.
This book helps you:
- Comprehend how J2EE 1.4 builds on J2SE 1.4 to provide support for distributed multitiered applications and Web services
- Design modular and componentized applications that are distributed across the client tier, Web tier, business tier, and EIS tier
- Discover brand new 1.4 features and major enhancements to existing features
- Support Web clients using Java Servlet and JSP technology on the Web tier
- Encapsulate business logic using Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) components on the business tier
- Integrate with databases, Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), and legacy systems
- Use transactions for atomic, consistent, isolated, and durable (ACID) access to databases
- Create and consume Web services using J2EE's XML APIs that support industry standard SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and ebXML technologies.
This book comes with a companion Web site from which you can download the source code for every numbered code listing found in the book, access exclusive online chapters that supplement the printed text of the book, obtain confidential Web3D Web source code and materials, and receive a bounty of related resources including articles, tutorials, and additional code examples.
