Product Description: Endorsed by all major vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP), SOA has quickly become the industry standard for building next-generation software; this practical guide shows readers how to achieve the many benefits of SOABegins with a look at the architectural principles needed to create successful applications and then goes on to examine the process for designing services and SOA implementationsEach stage of the design process has an accompanying chapter that walks readers through the details and provides helpful tips, techniques, and examplesThe author team of SOA practitioners also provides two unique, comprehensive, end-to-end case studies illustrating the architectural and design techniques presented in the boo...read more

What is this book about?Open source technology enables you to build customized enterprise portal frameworks with more flexibility and fewer limitations. This book explains the fundamentals of a powerful set of open source tools and shows you how to use them.An outstanding team of authors provides a complete tutorial and reference guide to Java Portlet API, Lucene, James, and Slide, taking you step-by-step through constructing and deploying portal applications. You trace the anatomy of a search engine and understand the Lucene query syntax, set up Apache James configuration for a variety of servers, explore object to relational mapping concepts with Jakarta OJB, and acquire many other skills necessary to create J2EE portals uniquely suited to the needs of your organization.Loaded with code-intensive examples of portal applications, this book offers you the know-how to free your development process from the restrictions of pre-packaged solutions.What does this book cover?Here's what you will learn in this book:How to evaluate business requirements and plan the portalHow to develop an effective browser environmentHow to provide a search engine, messaging, database inquiry, and content management services in an integrated portal applicationHow to develop Web services for the portalHow to monitor, test, and administer the portalHow to create portlet applications compliant with the Java Portlet APIHow to reduce the possibility of errors while managing the portal to accommodate changeHow to plan for the next generation application portalWho is this book for?This book is for professional Java developers who have some experience in portal development and want to take advantage of the options offered by open source tools.

"The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation."—Tim Berners-Lee, Scientific American, May 2001This authoritative guide shows how the Semantic Web works technically and how businesses can utilize it to gain a competitive advantageExplains what taxonomies and ontologies are as well as their importance in constructing the Semantic WebCompanion Web site includes further updates as the framework develops and links to related sites

A revolutionary new technology for the rapidly expanding world of e-commerce, XUL (XML User Interface Language) is an XML-based user interface language that gives Web developers control over all aspects of theWeb interface. Featuring two tutorials on programming with XUL, this book shows developers how to use basic XUL elements to build a sample interface for an e-commerce site, then goes on to explore more sophisticated applications by creating an information portal inside an application. Readers will find expert tips and advice on how to get started writing XUL code as well as how to extend it into Java and other non-Netscape interfaces.