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Summary:
From the founding editor-in-chief of "Java Report Online" comes advanced information on JDBC, servlets, JNI, RMI, Java IDL, and EJBs - the basic building blocks of any significant corporate business application. Enterprise Java Computing is the ideal hands-on reference , not only for mastering these cutting-edge concepts, but also for gaining hard knowledge on practical design and deployment issues.

Using this book, developers should be able to:

Integrate relational databases with RMI and servlets using JDBC
Develop sophisticated servlet-based middleware
Design multi-tier EJB applications
Write Jini services
Understand advanced issues regarding RMI and Java IDL development
Perform Java/legacy-system integration using JNI

This book empowers corporate developers to deliver mission-critical Java applications that can be deployed in the real world. With Enterprise Java Computing the reader will master the critical building blocks that are necessary for developing robust client-server applications, without getting bogged down in the specifics of the Java language and its syntax.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Enterprise Java Computing: Key Enterprise Technologies; Using Java for Enterprise Application Development; Summary
Chapter 2: Java Database Connectivity: JDBC Architecture; JDBC Driver Types; Selecting a JDBC Driver; JDBC URLs; Java/SQL Type Mappings; Using the JDBC API; Optimizing Queries With Prepared Statements; Calling stored procedures using callable statements; SQL Escape Syntax; Metadata; Transaction Management; Transaction Isolation Levels; Implementing Connection Pools; A three-tier solution: Integrating RMI with JDBC; JDBC 2.0; Summary
Chapter 3: Deploying Java Servlets: Why Servlets are better than CGI Scripts; The Java Servlet Development Kit; Understanding the Servlet Life Cycle; Demonstrating Session-Tracking: The Shopping Cart Servlet; Using Cookies for Client-side Persistency; The SingleThreadModel Interface; Integrating Servlets with JDBC; Integrating Servlets with RMI; Applet-Servlet Communication Using Object Serialization; Summary
Chapter 4: Melding Java with Legacy Systems using JNI: Introducing Native Methods; JNI Design Goals; What can you do with JNI?; Understanding the JNI Life-Cycle; Mapping between Java and C Data Types; Accessing Java Objects from Native Methods; Obtaining JVM Type Signatures; Accessing Java Arrays; Accessing Java Methods from Native Methods; JNI Exception Handling; Multithreaded programming with JNI; Using the Invocation API; Summary
Chapter 5: Object Serialization: Fundamentals of Object Serialization; The Serializable Interface; Implementing Custom Serialization; Implementing Custom Serialization; Transmitting Objects over Sockets; Transmitting Objects over Compressed Sockets; Advanced Serialization; Encrypting Serialized Objects via Sealed Objects; Understanding Object Versioning; Serialization - Advantages and Disadvantages; Summary
Chapter 6: Remote Method Invocation and Jini technology: Developing an RMI system - A stepwise approach; Understanding Remote Polymorphism; Implementing RMI Callbacks; Distributed Garbage Collection; Working With Firewalls; Remote Object Activation; Implementing Custom Sockets; Jini Technology; Developing a Jini service; Comparing Jini with RMI; Applying Jini Technology; Future Trends; Summary
Chapter 7: Java IDL - Java meets CORBA: The CORBA Distributed Computing Model; The Object Management Architecture; The CORBA 2.0 Architecture; The Interface Definition Language; IDL to Java Mapping; Developing CORBA Servers and Clients; Stringified Object References; The InterestRates Server Example; Common Object Services - The Naming Service; Common Object Services - The Event Service; Putting it all together - The Bank Example; Comparing CORBA and Java/RMI; Summary
Chapter 8: Enterprise JavaBeans: Backgrounder - The Relevant Technologies; Enterprise JavaBeans - Components at the Server; The EJB Model; The EJB Lifecycle; EJB Components; Developing an N-tier EJB application; Developing Entity Beans; Developing Session Beans; Modelling using Session and Entity Beans; The EJB container; EJB Servers; Deploying EJBs; Future trends; Summary