This book shows you how to use NetBeans functionality to automate many of the tedious or repetitive tasks frequently encountered when developing enterprise Java applications, freeing up the developer to focus on the business logic specific parts of the application.

Java EE, the successor to J2EE, greatly simplifies the development of enterprise applications. The popular IDE, NetBeans, has several features that greatly simplify Java EE development, and this book shows you how to make use of these features to make your Java programming more efficient and productive than ever before.

With many features and great flexibility, the Java developer can become overwhelmed by the options available in NetBeans, This book helps you get control of the environment, and make it work for you so that you can concentrate on the important parts of your application.

This book takes you through the most important parts of Java EE programming and, with clear, careful instructions and screenshots, shows you how to use the features of NetBeans that will improve your development experience. This book will not only show you time-saving tricks, keyboard shortcuts and other productivity enhancements possible with NetBeans, it will take you through the major Java EE APIs and how to get them working in the NetBeans environment.

While focusing on NetBeans features, you will learn about developing applications using the servlet API and JSPs, including taking advantage of JSTL and developing custom JSP tags. Developing applications that take advantage of JavaServer Faces is also covered in detail, including how to generate standard JSF applications from an existing database schema. The book also covers how to easily develop elegant JSF applications by taking advantage of the NetBeans Visual Web designer.

The book is aimed at Java developers who wish to develop Java EE applications while taking advantage of NetBeans functionality to automate repetitive tasks and to ease their software development efforts. Familiarity with Java EE is not assumed.

You can read more about the book herehttp://www.packtpub.com/java-ee5-development-with-netbeans-6/book

JBoss AS 5 Development is a new book from Packt which helps developers create and secure their Java applications on the JBoss application server. Written by software architect Francesco Marchioni, this book teaches users how to develop, configure and deploy a complete Java EE application using JBoss AS.

JBoss Application Server is the most commonly used Java application server and is a Java EE certified platform for developing and deploying enterprise Java applications, Web applications and Portals. This book is a walk through the basics of JBoss AS such as installation of core components, JBoss Tools and plug-ins, along with covering advanced topics like developing applications with JBoss Messaging service, JBoss and Hibernate , JBoss web services, clustered applications etc. go to Download >>

This book shows how to use SOA and web services to build powerful applications in Java. It teaches the concepts and the implementation with best-practice real-world examples. You will learn to design a sound architecture for successful implementation of any business solution, the different types of architecture, and various tenets of SOA. The book explains the fundamentals and the advantages of using the Service Oriented Architecture in designing your business solution.

In Detail: Service Oriented Architecture provides a way for applications to work together over the Internet. Usually, SOA applications are exposed through web services. go to Download >>