Enterprise Tech Tips   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
Security is the theme in this issue of the tips. Learn how to secure web services using Web Services Interoperability Technology (WSIT) and how to use security annotations in enterprise beans.
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Implementing a Local Cache to Manage Resources   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
Walk through the design and implementation of an image cache for MIDP that helps MIDP applications minimize their size. It allows applications to update resources while in the field.
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JRuby and the Java Platform   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
This introductory article shows you how to set up JRuby on the Java platform and explains the basics of using JRuby scripts with Java applications and the NetBeans IDE.
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Long Running Web Process (LRWP) in the Java Platform Using GlassFish   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
LRWP is a protocol, similar to CGI but faster, used by a web server to communicate with its peers. In Making Java Technology Faster than C with LRWP, we showed that the Long Running Web Process (LRWP) implementation in Java using GlassFish was faster than the implementation in C and Xitami. This paper describes that LRWP implementation.
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Using Java Persistence API Within a Visual Web Application   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
NetBeans IDE 6.0, the Visual Web tools, and Java Persistence API (JPA) give you greater flexibility for writing database-dependent applications.
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How to Handle Java Finalization's Memory-Retention Issues   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
Learn how to avoid memory-retention problems when working with third-party classes that use finalizers.
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Restricting Access to Ajax Services   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
This article highlights some techniques for restricting access to Ajax-based services. It then focuses on using URL-based API keys, which gives you fine-grained protection and allows you to track, meter, and restrict usage of a service.
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Experts Answer MSA Questions   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
Read what Java ME experts have to say about the Symbian OS and the Location API, fragmentation, MSA Advanced and smartphones, and other questions.
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Creating Extensible Applications With the Java Platform   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
This article shows you two ways to create applications that are extensible, allowing you to add functionality and enhancements to an application without making changes to its original code base.
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Learning Curve Journals, Part 2: Declarative User Interfaces   04 Oct 2007 10:38 GMT
In JavaFX Script, you can use declarative statements to define the user interface. John O'Conner ports an existing application to illustrate.
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