J2EE 1.4 Essentials

* This fast and painless introduction to building Web services with J2EE 1.4 is organized so readers can learn about critical J2EE 1.4 features in the same way they are built and deployed
* Java expert and popular author Aaron Walsh leads Java programmers through implementing Enterprise Web Services with J2EE 1.4, creating dynamic Web pages with JavaServer Pages (JSPs), and extending and enhancing Web Servers with Java Servlets
* Companion Web site includes source code examples with valuable code-level insights, as well as complete code listings for readers to download and "walk along" with the text

Written for experienced Java programmers, this guide describes the development of distributed multi-tiered applications on the Java 2 enterprise edition (J2EE) platform. Walsh (Mantis) explains the concept of web services and the core XML APIs, and demonstrates how to construct dynamic responses to client requests with servlets, create dynamic web pages with Java server pages, and build reusable business objects with enterprise Java beans. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

AARON E. WALSH is Chairman of Mantis Development Corporation, a software development firm, and architect of the Web3D Web. An international best-selling technology author, Aaron has written over a dozen programming books, including Java For Dummies, Java Bible, Java 2 Bible, and Foundations of Java Programming for the World Wide Web (all published by Wiley). An active member of the Internet standards community, Aaron conducts related workshops and lectures at industry conferences and teaches Java programming and Internet software development at Boston College.