choose wisely--applying the right type of application server to the right project--or suffer grave consequences: wasted costs, missed opportunities or failed projects. The first category is the "basic ...

A once-profitable market for a key piece of e-commerce software is cooling, forcing big software makers to rethink their strategies. In the past three years, BEA Systems, IBM, Oracle and Sun ...

COMMENTARY-- For all the various types of application server technology that vendors now offer--to the considerable confusion of many customers--the market offerings roughly divide into two major ...

Today's computers make networking easy. Call the local cable or phone company to install a wireless router, change a few settings on each computer, configure a wireless printer and the network is up ...

When Java developers start talking about application servers, Tomcat is often thrown into the mix. After all, it’s one of the most popular options for lightweight development scenarios, and in many ...

The packaging mechanisms defined in Chapter 8 of the J2EE 1.3 specification provide a framework for pulling together all the pieces of a J2EE application. However, application server vendors are free ...