A must-have reference for Enterprise JavaBeans™ 2.0!
* Take advantage of the new features in EJB 2.0 with detailed coverage of topics such as message-driven beans, enhanced container-managed persistence, and support for local clients
* Understand EJB's role in component-based development
* Build an example auction Web site using EJB and other distributed Java technologies
* Locate and communicate with network resources using JNDI and JMS
* Learn the pros and cons of using entity beans and the tradeoffs to consider when choosing between bean-managed and container-managed persistence
* Reap the benefits of design patterns, performance tuning, and stresstesting before deploying your applications
* Learn the best practices when communicating between a Web tier and an EJB server
* Master the extensive examples provided in every chapter