Cross-Domain Single Sign-On Authentication with JAAS   06 Aug 2005 02:21 GMT
Leverage your existing JAAS enterprise security system to provide SSO across multiple subsystems. Implementing this J2EE security model will take your security architecture to the next level.
Source: DevX

Make the Correct Data Classes in Your DAO Applications   05 Aug 2005 21:48 GMT
Making the correct data classes in a DAO application--or in any application--is by no means trivial. Find out how you can simplify application development and maintenance with a well considered and properly documented design.
Source: JavaBoutique

Update: Desktop Java Features in Mustang   04 Aug 2005 11:32 GMT
The desktop client group describes highlights of the upcoming release of Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, formerly known as J2SE). Learn more about the current status of features and bug fixes for Swing, 2D, AWT, internationalization, and deployment.
Source: Sun

Building Web Components Without a Component Framework   04 Aug 2005 04:00 GMT
In this article, Michael Jouravlev explores Java component development. His approach treats a web component in the old-fashioned way: as a resource, identified with unique location. If you use JSP as the presentation layer for your web applications, this article may open some new possibilities.
Source: Java.net

Implementing WS-Security with Java and WSS4J   04 Aug 2005 01:38 GMT
Many organizations have now implemented solutions based on the promise of Web services, exposing those services over the Internet to enjoy maximum exposure—which then leaves them with the dilemma of securing their services to protect data and other resources. Find out how to use Java and Apache's Web Services Security for Java (WSS4J) framework to secure your Web services.
Source: DevX

Hibernate 3 Formulas   03 Aug 2005 04:00 GMT
Hibernate's formula element has been limited in previous versions of the popular object-relational mapping framework, but in Hibernate 3, your formulas can be used in many new ways that will simplify and empower your programming. Dai Yifan shows you what's new.
Source: O'Reilly

Give Your Business Logic a Framework with Drools   03 Aug 2005 04:00 GMT
It's almost too easy to express your business logic as a spaghetti-code fiasco. The result is hard to test, hard to maintain, and hard to update. Rule engines offer an alternative: express your business logic as rules, outside of your Java code, in a format even the business side of the office can understand. Paul Browne uses the open source Drools framework to introduce the idea.
Source: O'Reilly

A List of JDBC Drivers   03 Aug 2005 01:37 GMT
If you need to access a database with Java, you need a driver. This is a list of the drivers available, what database they can access, who makes it, and how to contact them.
Source: DevX

Coupling and Cohesion: The Two Cornerstones of OO Programming   02 Aug 2005 23:41 GMT
Object-oriented programming has two main objectives: to build highly cohesive classes and to maintain loose coupling between those classes. Find out how to object-oriented metrics can help you determine whether you've achieved these goals.
Source: JavaBoutique

The Work Manager API: Parallel Processing Within a J2EE Container   02 Aug 2005 23:37 GMT
The Work Manager API offers a solution for performing parallel processing directly within a managed environment. You can leverage this new offering to implement parallel processing within a J2EE container.
Source: DevX