Enterprise Linux at Work: How to Build 10 Distributed Applications for Your Organization [Paperback]

Stephen Asbury (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471363499 | ISBN-13: 978-0471363491 | Publication Date: February 23, 2000

Take the hands-on approach to incorporating Linux in your enterprise

The first operating system to give Microsoft Windows a serious run for its money, Linux is ready for the enterprise. Major corporations such as Xerox and Kodak use Linux to run their networks, and top vendors such as Intel and IBM have also lined up to help transform Linux into a viable system for the enterprise market. Now, author Stephen Asbury dispels the myth that Linux is a hacker's system and provides programmers and developers with everything they need to build 10 ready-to-run enterprise applications that address the most important issues facing corporate programmers today. Unlike others out there, this book goes beyond the definitions and concepts found in typical reference books and actually shows you how to use Linux in 10 real-world enteprise scenarios. With each project, Asbury explains how to combine Linux with the technologies and languages you need to build working distributed applications today. You'll learn how to use Java, C/C++, and Perl to program applications that work with technologies such as Apache, CORBA, XML, Java Messaging, MySQL, and LDAP on the Linux platform.

Each project provides a real-world scenario, and lists the tools and skills you need to build:
* An online catalog system
* A Java-based Web page scripting engine
* A Web-based bug tracking system
* A CORBA-based course registration framework and server
* A JNDI service provider
* A messaging server
* An XML data backup utility
* A Java performance toolkit
* A parallel program

The CD-ROM contains all the tools you'll need to complete the projects including:
* Complete code for all 10 projects
* JacORB 1.0 beta 14
* Apache JServ 1.0
* MICO 2.3.0
* MySQL for Linux
* Open LDAP 1.2.1
* PVM 3.4.2-Parallel Virtual Machine System
* IBM(r)'s alphaWorks XML Parser for Java(TM) 2.0.9
* IBM(r)'s VisualAge(r) for Java(TM), Entry Edition for Linux, Version 3.0
* Trial Version of IBM(r) WebSphere(TM) Application Server V2.03, Standard Edition forLinux

* Links to additional tools and resources

Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Take the hands-on approach to incorporating Linux in your enterprise

The first operating system to give Microsoft Windows a serious run for its money, Linux is ready for the enterprise. Major corporations such as Xerox and Kodak use Linux to run their networks, and top vendors such as Intel and IBM have also lined up to help transform Linux into a viable system for the enterprise market. Now, author Stephen Asbury dispels the myth that Linux is a hacker's system and provides programmers and developers with everything they need to build 10 ready-to-run enterprise applications that address the most important issues facing corporate programmers today. Unlike others out there, this book goes beyond the definitions and concepts found in typical reference books and actually shows you how to use Linux in 10 real-world enteprise scenarios. With each project, Asbury explains how to combine Linux with the technologies and languages you need to build working distributed applications today. You'll learn how to use Java, C/C++, and Perl to program applications that work with technologies such as Apache, CORBA, XML, Java Messaging, MySQL, and LDAP on the Linux platform.

Each project provides a real-world scenario, and lists the tools and skills you need to build:
* An online catalog system
* A Java-based Web page scripting engine
* A Web-based bug tracking system
* A CORBA-based course registration framework and server
* A JNDI service provider
* A messaging server
* An XML data backup utility
* A Java performance toolkit
* A parallel program

The CD-ROM contains all the tools you'll need to complete the projects including:
* Complete code for all 10 projects
* JacORB 1.0 beta 14
* Apache JServ 1.0
* MICO 2.3.0
* MySQL for Linux
* Open LDAP 1.2.1
* PVM 3.4.2-Parallel Virtual Machine System
* IBM(r)'s alphaWorks XML Parser for Java(TM) 2.0.9
* IBM(r)'s VisualAge(r) for Java(TM), Entry Edition for Linux, Version 3.0
* Trial Version of IBM(r) WebSphere(TM) Application Server V2.03, Standard Edition forLinux

* Links to additional tools and resources

Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

About the Author

STEPHEN ASBURY is cofounder and CTO of Paradigm Research, Inc., a Silicon Valley training company that specializes in object-oriented programming and Web development technologies such as Java, Perl, and JavaScript. He is the coauthor of several books, including Programming with JFC and Developing Java Enterprise Applications (both from Wiley).

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (February 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471363499
• ISBN-13: 978-0471363491
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,038,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tree's died in vain for this "book", February 10, 2005

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This review is from: Enterprise Linux at Work: How to Build 10 Distributed Applications for Your Organization (Paperback)

I purchased this book hoping to get some Linux deployment ideas... The description was perfect, "Enterprise Linux at Work: How to build 10 Distributed Applications for Your Organization". However, this book is a disgrace. This book has *nothing* to do with Linux, and nothing to do with distributed applications. All the ideas are java web applications such as an online catalog, web based bug tracking, and an XML database backup utility. Why would you need to do *ANY* of those things, are they distributed, and what do they have to do with Linux? The answer is of course: You don't, they aren't, and they've got nothing to do with Linux. There aren't words strong enough to describe how strongly I recommend against this book. I will *never* buy a book published by wiley again.

6 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great excursion into a many enterprise technologies, April 9, 2000

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Manuel A. Ricart "aricart" (Cottage Grove, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enterprise Linux at Work: How to Build 10 Distributed Applications for Your Organization (Paperback)

This book is great for many reasons. It most notable feature is the breadth and depth of the topics - all of which are important in the modern enterprise. The examples have a substantial amount of "meat" which makes them useful as a starting point for other things. Some of the customized solutions can easily substitute for commercial products. Great Book.