Professional IBM WebSphere 5.0 Application Server

by Tim Francis, Eric Herness, Jim Knutson

We are in the Application Server generation. Each generation of software has leveraged the newest in hardware technology has driven hardware and operating systems in particular directions. The WebSphere Application Server from IBM, with its rich function set, industry leading performance and scalability, as well as configuration flexibility is one of the leading products in of application server generation.

For the experienced J2EE developer, this book details how to develop, deploy and manage enterprise applications for version 5.0 of IBM's WebSphere Application Server. Over the course of the book a large-scale e-commerce application is developed that demonstrates the use of WebSphere Application Developer Studio for the creation of J2EE applications, as well as functionality of the application server, including Web Services, Application Profiling, Enterprise Workflows and Business Rules Beans. The book also addresses such issues as enterprise security, deployment topology and server administration.

This book is written by key personnel in the IBM development team responsible for the creation of the WebSphere 5.0 Application Server and the associated WebSphere Application Developer Studio.

600 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002