Java EE 5 and SOA: Sun's Schmidt answers the critics

Sun ’simplifies’ Java EE, but are its glory days at an end?
Sun says it has 'simplified' Java EE, but are its glory days at an end?

Last May, Sun released Java Enterprise Edition 5 (Java EE, known in previous editions as J2EE), the latest version of the standards platform that underpins many commercial and open-source application servers. more>>>

Invoking Web Services using Apache Axis2

Apache Axis2 is the successor to the renowned Apache Axis SOAP project. Axis2 is a major improvement of the web services core engine and aims to be the platform to build applications based on service oriented architecture (SOA). It is blazing the trail by being a clean and extensible open source web services platform. The architecture of Axis2 is highly flexible and supports additional functionalities, features and enhancements such as:

AXIOM (AXIs2 Object Model), a new XML infoset representation with streaming support
An improved client with both synchronous and asynchronous support
Native support for MTOM (Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism)
Full support for WSDL 2.0 defined MEPs (Message Exchange Patterns) >>>more

FREE: Sun Certified Business Component Developer 5.0 Beta Exam

Are you a developer who is responsible for designing and implementing applications using Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) 3.0? If so, this is your opportunity to get involved in the creation of the Business Component Developer 5.0 exam!!!!!

As a beta tester, you officially test the test and will be able to provide Sun with valuable comments and technical feedback about the Business Component Developer questions. The Sun beta exam counts towards official SCBCD Certification!
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Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows

Linux is better at locking down a computer than Windows. The Linux OS uses configuration settings and user permissions to a much more efficient degree than the Windows administrator account. To do this, non-enterprise users should seek help from third-party security suites that serve as configuration managers, James Bottomley, chief technology officer of SteelEye Technology said.more>>>

Forget iPhone, Think Google Phone

The Observer of London is reporting2 that Google3 might be working with HTC and mobile/telecom giant Orange to build a Google Mobile Phone, which could possibly have Google software inside the device, and would be able to do many of the web tasks smartly. The device, article speculates, could go on sale in 2008. (Of course, we would all have forgotten by then… if it doesn’t happen.) Orange and Google, both declined to comment.more>>>

Struts Validations Framework Using AJAX

Real-time data validation is one of the advantages of AJAX technology. By applying this technology, the struts validation framework will enrich the struts MVC and move the Web application closer to the desktop application.more>>>

Will Scholarpedia Pass or Fail?

Have we reached another milestone in the evolution of academic publishing? Scholarpedia is the first "free peer-reviewed encyclopedia," a kind of morphing of open access publishing with wiki technology. Initial reaction may be, not another Wikipedia wannabe!, especially as the ink is barely dry on Larry Sanger's Citizendium manifesto, which he describes as a "progressive fork" of Wikipedia. Scholarpedia could be very different, however. more>>>