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Consisting of a number of well-known open source products, JBoss is more a family of interrelated services than a single monolithic application. But, as with any tool that's as feature-rich as JBoss, there are number of pitfalls and complexities, too.

Most developers struggle with the same issues when deploying J2EE applications on JBoss: they have trouble getting the many J2EE and JBoss deployment descriptors to work together; they have difficulty finding out how to get started; their projects don't have a packaging and deployment strategy that grows with the application; or, they find the Class Loaders confusing and don't know how to use them, which can cause problems.

"JBoss at Work: A Practical Guide" helps developers overcome these challenges. As you work through the book, you'll build a project using extensive code examples. You'll delve into all the major facets of J2EE application deployment on JBoss, including JSPs, Servlets, EJBs, JMS, JNDI, web services, JavaMail, JDBC, and Hibernate. With the help of this book, you'll:

Implement a full J2EE application and deploy it on JBoss

Discover how to use the latest features of JBoss 4 and J2EE 1.4, including J2EE-compliant web services

Master J2EE application deployment on JBoss with EARs, WARs, and EJB JARs

Understand the core J2EE deployment descriptors and how they integrate with JBoss-specific descriptors

Base your security strategy on JAAS

Written for Java developers who want to use JBoss on their projects, the book covers the gamut of deploying J2EE technologies on JBoss, providing a brief survey of each subject aimed at the working professional with limited time.

If you're one of thelegions of developers who have decided to give JBoss a try, then "JBoss at Work: A Practical Guide" is your next logical purchase. It'll show you in plain language how to use the fastest growing open source tool in the industry today. If you've worked with JBoss before, this book will get you up to speed on JBoss 4, JBoss WS (web services), and Hibernate 3..
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* A comprehensive, hands-on guide to the nuts and bolts of installing, administering, and troubleshooting the latest version of WebLogic Server
* Extensive coverage of building enterprise applications with this popular J2EE application server
* Updated edition includes new coverage of BEA's WebLogic Workshop tool with WebLogic Server, expanded coverage of security and clustering, WebLogic Integration, and WebLogic Portal
* BEA leads the J2EE application server market, and its market share continues to grow
* Companion Web site features additional code, examples, and updates.
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BEA's WebLogic Server implements the full range of J2EE technologies, and includes many additional features such as advanced management, clustering, and web services Widely adopted, it forms the core of the WebLogic platform, providing a stable framework for building scalable, highly available, and secure applications. In fact, in the long list of WebLogic's strengths and features, only one shortcoming stands out: the documentation that comes with the WebLogic server often leaves users clamoring for more information. WebLogic: The Definitive Guide presents a 360-degree view of the world of WebLogic. Providing in-depth coverage of the WebLogic server, the book takes the concept of "definitive" to a whole new level. Exhaustive treatment of the WebLogic server and management console answers any question that developers or administrators might think to ask. Developers will find a useful guide through the world of WebLogic to help them apply their J2EE expertise to build and manage applications. Administrators will discover all they need to manage a WebLogic-based setup. And system architects will appreciate the detailed analysis of the different system architectures supported by WebLogic, the overall organization of a WebLogic domain and supporting network infrastructure, and more. WebLogic: The Definitive Guide is divided into three sections that explore WebLogic and J2EE, Managing the WebLogic Environment, and WebLogic Enterprise APIs. Some of the topics covered in this comprehensive volume include:

• Building web applications on the WebLogic Server
• Building and optimizing RMI applications
• Using EJBs with WebLogic, including CMP entity beans
• Packaging and deploying applications
• Understanding WebLogic's support for clustering
• Performance tuning and related configuration settings
• Configuring WebLogic's SSL support
• Maximizing WebLogic's security features
• Building web services with XML
• Using WebLogic's JMX services and MBeans

Anyone who has struggled with mastering the WebLogic server will appreciate the thorough, clearly written explanations and examples in this book. WebLogic: The Definitive Guide is the definitive documentation for this popular J2EE application server..
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Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. Many Enterprise Java developers, accustomed to dealing with Java's spiraling complexity, have fallen into the habit of choosing overly complicated solutions to problems when simpler options are available. Building server applications with "heavyweight" Java-based architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, can be costly and cumbersome. When you've reached the point where you spend more time writing code to support your chosen framework than to solve your actual problems, it's time to think in terms of simplicity. In Better, Faster, Lighter Java, authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland argue that the old heavyweight architectures are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative means for building better applications, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures: Hibernate--a persistence framework that does its job with a minimal API and gets out of the way, and Spring--a container that's not invasive, heavy or complicated. Hibernate and Spring are designed to be fairly simple to learn and use, and place reasonable demands on system resources. Better, Faster, Lighter Java shows you how they can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster. Written for intermediate to advanced Java developers, Better, Faster, Lighter Java, offers fresh ideas--often unorthodox--to help you rethink the way you work, and techniques and principles you'll use to build simpler applications. You'll learn to spend more time on what's important. When you're finished with this book, you'll find that your Java is better, faster, and lighter than ever before..
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• Provides an introduction to J2EE using the WebLogic platform, which claims the largest market share-about forty percent-of the Java application server market
• Features the most comprehensive coverage of the component types of WebLogic in the friendly For Dummies style
• Covers static resources, JSPs, taglibs and servlets, EJBs, and WebLogic's Web service development and deployment capabilities and tools
• Teaches readers the basic administration and monitoring capabilities built into WebLogic, using a conversational and example-driven approach
• Uses real-world analogies all programmers will recognize to introduce the major topics of J2EE
• Examples will include not only coding, but also step-by-step deployment and troubleshooting tips

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Creating Web Portals with BEA WebLogic shows the beginning portal developer how to develop a portal application from start to finish, and supplies the intermediate developer with proven strategies and development techniques for creating an enterprise portal. It also provides the advanced Java application server developer with a full range of reference material.

This comprehensive reference goes far beyond basic portal development. The "Using Content" chapter describes how to incorporate static content into portals by use of the BEA Content Manager and also describes the process of integrating third-party content management systems. The authors explore interportlet navigation and input processing using Webflow and Pipeline Components, as well as the standard Front Controller strategy. They also demonstrate how to add value to a portal by using the Personalization and Campaign services, allowing each portal user to have a tailored experience. This book teaches the use of EJBs, covers the BEA logging mechanism, and discusses best practicesall skills needed to create a robust, maintainable enterprise application.

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* BEA WebLogic makes it very easy for application developers to use Java to build enterprise-class Web services that will run on BEA WebLogic Server
* Each chapter explains major WebLogic concepts and includes a discussion and sample code
* Upon completing a chapter, readers are able to use those concepts discussed to immediately build Java Web services.
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BEA's WebLogic is widely recognized as the de facto industry standard for developing and deploying industrial strength Java E-commerce applications. Now, there's a book that delivers authoritative guidance for J2EE application development with WebLogic. Authored by members of BEA's WebLogic project team, this book covers every aspect of real-world WebLogic J2EE development, from start to finish, through an industrial-strength case study application. The authors start by introducing BEA WebLogic and walking through deploying it. Next, you'll learn practical techniques for designing robust, high-performance J2EE applications with WebLogic; building presentation logic with WebLogic servlets and JavaServer Pages; accessing databases with JDBC; implementing transactions; and more. The accompanying CD-ROM includes all code from the book, including a complete WebAuction application, as well as a complete evaluation version of the latest version of the BEA WebLogic server..
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BEA WebLogic server is the world's #1 enterprise software platform. BEA WebLogic Administration Kit shows sysadmins and J2EE developers the power of creating and deploying J2EE applications running under the WebLogic server. Hawkins shows the reader performance tuning and optimization at the server level that will significantly enhance their J2EE applicaitons. Not only is this book ideal for the novice or more advanced WebLogic administrator, the inclusion of the software makes this Kit perfect for anyone looking to deploying J2EE but has not yet selected a server. This book will show how to set up, administer, optimize, and securely run a J2EE environment using BEA WebLogic server. BEA WebLogic server has won numerous awards including Java Pro Magazine's Java Product of the Year Award at JavaOne 2002..
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