J2EE Technology in Practice: Building Business Applications with the Java

The Networked Economy
Why Standardize?
Why Standardize on JEE?
Why a Standard Based on Java Technologies?
Why a Book of Success Stories?

The Evolution of Distributed, Multitier Applications.
JEE Platform Architecture and Technologies.

Application Configurations Supported by the JEE Architecture.
JEE Roles.
Things to Come.

Technology Evolution.
Why JEE Technology?
Problem/Opportunity Profile.
Scalability Limitations.
Personalization and Segmentation.
Cross-Channel Integration Opportunity.
Collaboration with Sun Professional Services.
Solution Analysis.

Dynamic, Personalized Presentation.
Multilingual Support for Expansion into New Markets.

Benefits.

The Project.

Business Problem.

Technology Choices.

Vendor Selection.
Application Architecture.

Web-Server Tier.
Application-Server Tier.
Database Tier.
Data Integration.
Solution Analysis.
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs).
Session Maintenance
Entity Beans.

Interaction with Existing Applications.
Servlets and Java ServerPages.
JNDI.
JMS.
Oracle Database.
XML.
Current Results.
Future Directions.
Distributed Deployment.
Upgrades.
Lessons Learned.

Technology Adoption.
Business and Technological Challenges.
Business Problem.
Obstacles.
Requirements.
Approaching the Challenges.
Architecture Choice.
Vendor Selection.
The Solution.
Architecture Overview.
Client Tier.
Web-Server Tier.
Application-Server Tier.
Process Tier.
Database Tier.
Life after CORE.
Business.
Development.

Codexa "Big Bang" Architecture Explodes onto the Scene.
Charting Galaxies of Financial Information.
JEE Helped Codexa Bring Order to Its Universe.
System Architecture: Layers Upon Layers.
GemStone/J Provides the Power.
JEE Provides the Tools.
Application Architecture: Billions and Billions of InfoBytes.
Data Acquisition.
Data Distribution.
Data Evaluation and Classification.
KnowledgeMQ and Filters.
Reporting.
The Working Solution: Codexa in Action.
Achieving the Big Bang.
Channel Neutrality.
Scalability.
Security.
Very High Availability.
Precision Failover.
Transparent Client Session State Persistence.
Lifecycle Management and Availability.
Extensibility.
Codexa Through Time.

The Project.
The Company.
Technology Adoption.
Opportunity: The Business Problem.
Challenges.
The Solution.
Technology Choices.
Java Technology.
Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Vendor Selection.
Application Architecture.
Client Layer.
Web-Server Layer
Application-Server Layer
Solution Analysis
Servlets and Java Server Pages.
Java Mail API.
Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI).
Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE).
Object-Oriented Database.
Future Directions.
Distributed Deployment.
Java Messaging Service API (JMS).
Partner Integration.
A Rich Tapestry.

The Company.
The Challenge.
The Solution.
Benefits of the HP Bluestone Implementation of JEE.
Altura Merchant Operating System.
Constructing the Altura Merchant Operating System.
Growing but not Scaling.

HP Bluestone TotaleServer and the JEE Specification.
TotaleServer's Universal Business Server and the JEE Specification.
Developing Applications for HP Bluestone TotaleServer.
.Deploying TotaleServer.
HP Bluestone EJB Server.
Monitoring JEE Applications.
Load Balancing.
Fault Tolerance.
Configuring the Altura Merchant Operating System Framework.
A Structure of Servlets.
The Role of XML and JSPs.
Benefits of the JEE Platform and HP Bluestone to Altura.

IBM and the Evolution of e-Business.
IBM Application Framework for e-Business.
The Java Platform.
IBM and the JEE Standard.
Key Java Technologies.
Application Programming Model.
Network Infrastructure.
Honeywell.
Computing Environment.
Computing Infrastructure.
Company Vision.
JEE Technology Projects at Honeywell.
Lessons Learned.
Results.
Bekins.
Who is HomeDirectUSA?
Company Vision.
Initial Obstacles.
Why Java Technologies.
Architecture.
Projects.
Shipment Tracking
Development Team.
Computing Environment.
Lessons Learned.
Maintenance and Performance.
Outcome.
Future Direction.

Company Profile.
Hybrid Mail: The Technology Evolution.
Why JEE Technology?
Problem/Opportunity Profile: The Applet Dilemma.
Collaboration with Sun Professional Services.
Solution Analysis: The Lifecycle of a Hybrid Letter.
Future of Hybrid Mail.
A Multitiered Architecture.
A Bounty of Benefits.

EDH Application.
Why Move to JEE Technologies?
Why Use EJB?
.Why Choose Oracle JEE Products?
The EDH Component Model.
EDH Document Servlet.
EDH ServletExecutor.
Common Business Objects.
Common Input Objects.
Runtime Scenario.
Migration to EJB: First Steps.
The Currency Bean.
The Converter Bean.
Taking Stock.
The CERN Material Request.
The CERN Stores Catalog.
The Material Request Bean.
Object Relationships.
Deployment Descriptors
The Material Request Bean.
The Material Request Executor (Session) Bean.
Putting It All Together.
The Oracle Enterprise Java Engine (Oracle EJE).
Java Virtual Machine Overload.
Load Balancing.
CERN's Experience.
Expensive Entities.
Oracle EJE Accelerator.
Future Work.

Global Freight Management, Military Traffic Management Command, Mission.
Technology Evolution.
Why JEE Technology?
The Small Package Application.
Collaboration with Sun Professional Services.
Solution Analysis.
Benefits.