* Gentle, self-paced introductions to servlets, JSP, JDBC, EJBs, XML, JMS, JNDI, and many other key topics. * Follows the same approach and format that made The JavaTTM Tutorial a worldwide best-seller! * Includes CD-ROM containing all content, examples, and both the J2EE and J2SE Version 1.3 software platforms. Following in the footsteps of the The Java Tutorial - a global best-seller - The J2EE Tutorial offers an indispensable, example-centered resource for every developer who wants to master enterprise development with Java 2 Enterprise Edition, Version 1.3. The authors - all of them Sun senior writers with direct access to the architects of the J2EE platform - offer concise, hands-on introductions to each key J2EE technology. They offer practical techniques and examples for working with Enterprise JavaBeans, servlets, JavaServer Pages, Java Message Service (JMS), Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI), XML, the J2EE Connector Architecture, JavaMail, and JDBC. The book has been refined to reflect thousands of comments from developers utilizing draft editions published on the Web. All contents and examples are also provided on the accompanying CD-ROM, along with complete copies of the J2EE and J2SE Version 1.3 platform. For every experienced Java programmer who wants to build enterprise solutions with Java 2 Enterprise Edition Version 1.3. About the Authors: Stephanie Bodoff, Dale Green, Eric Jendrock, and Monica Pawlan are senior writers at Sun working closely with the architects of Sun's J2EE technologies. Beth Stearns is principal partner of ComputerEase Publishing, a consulting firm she founded in 1982. Her client list includes Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Oracle, and Xerox.