Oracle Application Server 10g: J2EE Deployment and Administration (Paperback)

by Michael Wessler (Author), Erin Mulder (Author), Rob Harrop (Author), Jan Machacek (Author)
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Product Description
<p><i>Oracle Application Server 10</i>g:<i> J2EE Deployment and Administration</i> focuses on the latest version of Oracle's fully J2EE-certified application server (previously called Oracle9iAS). Oracle Corp. is aggressively attacking this market with a new lost-cost version of the server, as well as a program to move BEA customers onto Oracle free of charge. Adoption interest is growing rapidly amidst favorable reports regarding performance and reliability.</p>

<p>Deploying and configuring J2EE applications are some of the trickiest processes in J2EE development, and they unfortunately receive scant attention in general J2EE texts. This book is a focused, no-frills guide to getting J2EE applications up and running on 10<i>g.</i> It covers Oracle's J2EE container, OC4J (available free of charge for development purposes), in full detail. It moves on to explain how to best configure and use the various enterprise-level features that come with the commercial editions. This is <i>the</i> book for anyone wanting to stay ahead in the world of Oracle's application servers.

About the Author
Rob Harrop is a software consultant specializing in delivering high-performance, highly-scalable enterprise applications. He is an experienced architect with a particular flair for understanding and solving complex design issues. With a thorough knowledge of both Java and .NET, Harrop has successfully deployed projects across both platforms. He also has extensive experience across a variety of sectors, retail and government in particular.</p>

<p>Harrop is the author of five books, including <i>Pro Spring</i>, a widely-acclaimed, comprehensive resource on the Spring Framework.</p>

<p>Harrop has been a core developer of the Spring Framework since June 2004 and currently leads the JMX and AOP efforts.Rob is a member of the JCP and is involved in the JSR-255 Expert Group for JMX 2.0.</p>

Jan Machacek is lead programmer of UK-based software company, Cake Solutions Limited, where he has helped design and implement enterprise-level applications for a variety of UK- and US-based clients. In his spare time, Machacek enjoys exploring software architectures, nonprocedural and AI programming, and playing with computer hardware. Like a proper computer geek, Machacek loves the Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings series. He lives in Manchester in the UK and can be reached at <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</a>.

Erin Mulder has been working with Java since its inception. In recent years, she has helped deliver many successful Java/J2EE applications, including real-time energy usage visualization, network management for video-on-demand servers, financial market analysis, federal government accounting, and contracts management. She uses a combination of open source and commercial tools, and specializes in making them work well together. Erin has also been a technical editor for several publications and has presented on a variety of topics at Java Users Groups and the JavaOne conference.

Michael Wessler received his bachelor’s degree in computer technology from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is an Oracle Certified Database Administrator for Oracle 8 and 8i, an Oracle Certified Web Administrator for 9iAS, and a 10g Database Technician. He has administered Oracle databases on NT, and various flavors of UNIX and Linux, including clustered Oracle Parallel Server (OPS) environments. He also performs database and SQL/PLSQL tuning for applications. Michael has worked in many IT shops ranging from small dot-com start-ups to large government agencies and corporations. Currently, Michael is a technical manager at Perpetual Technologies Inc., consulting for the U.S. Department of Defense. </p>

<p>In addition to Oracle DBA consulting, Michael has worked extensively as an Oracle 9iAS Web Application Server Administrator. He manages multiple web applications for the Department of Defense and consults at various government agencies and in the private sector. Michael also frequently lectures on 9iAS and teaches Oracle Performance Tuning classes. Michael is the author of <i>Oracle DBA on UNIX and Linux</i> and coauthor of <i>Oracle Unleashed, Second Edition</i>, <i>UNIX Primer Plus, Third Edition</i>, <i>COBOL Unleashed</i>, and <i>UNIX Unleashed, Fourth Edition</i>.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (September 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590592352
• ISBN-13: 978-1590592359
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #546,905 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oracle Java apps step-by-step, November 10, 2004

By	Jack D. Herrington "engineer and author" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a step-by-step walkthrough of Oracle App Server programming. It goes from application architecture basics through twenty-one chapters on using various APIs and services (with one on installation) to end on clustering and failover. Graphics are used quite heavily, often showing page by page use of various Wizards.

Where the book excels is in it's explanation of the various XML descriptor standards required to register web services, or message queues, or various other system services. Often these things are opaque mojo and the author demystifies these files and shows exactly where modifications need to be made.

The code samples are relatively short, just enough to flesh out the topic.

This is more a field guide than an indefensible reference work. The chapters are too brief and the coverage too scanty to be an in-depth treatise on any one topic. As long as you understand this you won't be disappointed.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Oracle lock in , October 8, 2004

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The 10g is Oracle's answer to IBM's WebSphere and JBoss. Wessler certainly wastes no time in delineating how you can use 10g to develope J2EE applications. There are some mundane chapters on installing and configuring it. Important, granted. But the crux of the book is the chapters on making and deploying web applications, EJBs and Web Services within 10g. If you look here, 10g seems to allow for any standard J2EE application to run within it.

Crucially, suppose you commit to designing and developing one of these applications, to use 10g to hook to an Oracle database. Then your code can be largely independent of that database and 10g. In principle, you can migrate it to another J2EE compliant container, over a different database, and have only minimal changes. Realistically, your code under 10g will have all sorts of little Oracle dependencies. But this book suggests that with careful design, you can safely use 10g and still preserve a migration option. No Oracle lock in.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good application developer view with Oracle App Server, October 30, 2005

By	Benjamin S. Prusinski "real dba" (san diego, ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great coverage of the Oracle 10g Application server from more of a developer perspective than that of a DBA. With this book and the other text you have complete coverage of this complex technology.