• Building, deploying, and managing robust Web database applications
• Integrating J2EE, Oracle, Linux, and legacy databases
• JDBC technology, RMI, Swing, Apache JServ, and much more

Need to build, enhance, integrate, or manage an enterprise-class Java technology-based distributed database system? Tired of toy examples? Want to see how everything fits together in a live, breathing system? Here's your chance! Stewart Birnam shows experienced professionals all they need to create and administer robust database applications leveraging Java technologies, and running on today's key platforms—Oracle 8.x and Linux!

COVERAGE INCLUDES

• Scalable, efficient, multitier Java-based code: server configuration, brokers, client interaction, and price/performance issues
• Database APIs: abstracting database nuts and bolts, encapsulating SQL, and more
• Building and administering RMI servers
• Client development: using Swing, RMI, and a database API
• SQL database access, from queueing to complex joins, and Oracle-specific features
• Simplifying deployment and distribution: shell scripting, makefiles, FTP, NFS, and Samba
• Reading and writing BLOBs: delivering images and other multimedia content
• Maximizing code reusability: command-line programs, servlets, and Apache JServ
• Efficient day-to-day management: system calls, remote monitoring, and much more

You won't just learn a laundry list of APIs and technologies: you'll master real-world strategies for integrating them in reliable, deployable systems—and discover provensolutions for the problems that stand in your way!