J2EE Unleashed

J2EE Unleashed presents techniques and examples for building applications based on the Java 2 Enterprise Edition development model. The goal of this book is not to teach the J2EE specification but to illustrate the best practices for developing J2EE applications. It will cover the most commonly used J2EE API's as well as migration techniques that can be used to port a J2EE application from one platform to another.

The book will discuss all of these platforms with an emphasis on the SilverStream application server, which is J2EE compliant and certified for Windows and several UNIX platforms. Moreover, the book will illustrate how a J2EE application can interface with most SQL based DBMS platforms including ORACLE, INFORMIX, Microsoft SQL Server 7, SYBASE, IBM DB2 as well as others.

Paul R. Allen is a principal of UCNY, Inc., an international consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 companies improve operations through the use of database and object technology. His e-mail address is pallen@ucny.com. He has been developing applications systems for over 15 years. He has been developing database applications for the last eight years, using SilverStream and Java for Web development the past three years. (SilverStream is a J2EE certified application server.) Paul is a Certified SilverStream Trainer, Developer, and FAE. His professional experience includes work with the financial, brokerage, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing industries. He specializes in transitioning clients to Web-based, object-oriented database technology. He has taught numerous courses in computing at Columbia University in New York. He has co-authored the following books: PowerBuilder: A Guide To Developing Client/Server Applications (McGraw-Hill, 1995), Informix: Client/Server Application Development (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Informix: Universal Data Option (McGraw-Hill, 1998), SQL Server Developer's Guide (IDG, 2000), and SilverStream Success Volumes I and II (SilverStream Journal Inc, 2000 & 2001). He has also written several SilverStream Journal articles. He a regular presenter at SilverSummit user conferences and the New York metropolitan area SilverStream user group. Over the past seven years, he has taught numerous courses and given many presentations on computing in several cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Washington, D.C., Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm.

Joseph J. Bambara is a principal of UCNY, Inc. His e-mail address is jbambara@ucny.com. He has been developing applications systems for over 25 years including relational database development for the last 15 years and Java application server for Web development the past four years. He is a Certified SilverStream Trainer, Developer, and FAE. His professional experience includes work with the financial, brokerage, manufacturing, medical, and entertainment industries. Mr. Bambara has a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Computer Science. He also holds a Juris Doctorate in Law and has been admitted to the New York Bar. He has taught various computer courses for CCNY's School of Engineering. He has co-authored the following books: PowerBuilder: A Guide To Developing Client/Server Applications (McGraw-Hill, 1995), Informix: Client/Server Application Development (McGraw-Hill, 1997), Informix: Universal Data Option (McGraw-Hill, 1998), SQL Server Developer's Guide (IDG, 2000), and volumes I and II of SilverStream Success (SilverStream Journal Inc., 2000 & 2001). He has also written several SilverStream Journal articles. Over the past seven years, he has taught numerous courses and given many presentations for SilverStream and Sybase in several cities worldwide, including Los Angeles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm.

Mark Ashnault is a Java consultant working for UCNY, Inc. He has been specializing in Java-based business applications, with emphasis on the SilverStream Application Server, Servlets, EJB, and JSP for the past two years. His background includes developing applications for client/server, Web, and SQL Server databases. He is a SilverStream Certified Developer and Instructor. Mark studied at Scranton University in Pennsylvania, attaining a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Thomas Garben is a Java consultant working for UCNY, Inc. He has been specializing in Java-based business applications, with emphasis on the SilverStream Application Server, Servlets, EJB, and JSP for the past five years. His background includes developing applications for client/server, Web, and SQL databases. He is a SilverStream Certified Developer. Tom studied at SUNY in Freedonia and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics. Tom also studied at SUNY in Buffalo, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Tom received a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn.

Ziyad Dean is a Java consultant working for UCNY, Inc. He has been specializing in Java-based business applications, with emphasis on the SilverStream Application Server, Servlets, EJB, and JSP for the past four years. His background includes developing applications for client/server, Web, and Oracle databases. He is a PowerBuilder Certified Developer and Instructor. Ziyad studied at Odessa University in Ukraine, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.

Sherry Smith resides in New York City and works for UCNY, Inc. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992. She has a strong background in computer-aided design and has worked with a wide variety of computer tools used to publish technical manuscripts, books, and magazine articles. She has developed training material for Java, HTML, and XML. She has written several articles for CoreBit News, a corporate technology newsletter, and has been a technical editor for Paul Allen and Joe Bambara for the past 6 months. She is a member of MENSA.