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Sun Technology Audiocasts: Put yourself in the audience for audio presentations by experts in leading-edge Sun technologies. Topics include "Java 2^TM Platform, Enterprise Edition", "The Magic of Jini", and more.

Lesson 2: A Simple Entity Bean: from Writing J2EE Enterprise Applications Learn how to save and retrieve database data with a simple entity Bean.

Ask Espresso Man: New Feature! The JDC welcomes Espresso Man and Little Grasshopper. This first Q & A session discusses the more important implications of XML and its tremendous opportunities for Java^TM application development.

Writing J2EE Enterprise Applications: A tutorial introducing the APIs, tools, and services provided in the J2EE Reference Implementation. Lesson 1: A Simple Session Bean: Use the J2EE Reference Implementation and tools to write a simple session Bean.

The JDC presents J2EE information package! Introduction to the J2EE Architecture: A high-level view of the architecture, its elements, and purpose. Java^TM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, Technology Center Home Page. A collection of important links and information to help you find what you need to start writing J2EE applications.

Writing Advanced Applications for the Java^TM Platform: New Chapter! Project Swing: Building a User Interface. Learn about components, data models, custom editing and rendering, and specialized event handling.

Java^TM Servlets and Serialization with RMI: This article describes how to create Internet-based applications using Java servlets and object serialization together with RMI.

JDC BOOKSHELF LATEST

JavaSpaces^TM Principles, Patterns, and Practice: A second chapter excerpt that reviews the command pattern, builds a compute server, and constructs an application to break encrypted passwords. See transcript: from "Meet the Author."

Java^TM 2D API Graphics: A sneak preview for JDC members! Two chapter excerpts—as well as downloadable code for the Graphic Layer Framework.

John Zukowski's Definitive Guide to Swing for Java^TM 2: Chapter excerpt "Event Handling with the Swing Component Set."

ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS

Sun Startup Essentials^SM Offering: Hardware, software, support, consulting, education, and co-marketing opportunities designed specifically for startup companies.

Marketplace for Java^TM Technology Support Launched: After a successful pilot program, this "pay-per-incident" forum has gone live. Here's a place to get your questions answered by experts in Java^TM technology or to commission small-scale programming projects.

Java^TM, Jini^TM, Joy and Jackets!
Java University^SM at Comdex Fall! Advanced technical training on Java and Jini technologies in intensive 1, 2, or 3-day sessions. Keynote by Bill Joy. Plus FREE Comdex 20th Anniversary leather jacket and more.

Dot-Com Tools and Integration Strategy Debut! Sun boldly reshapes the landscape of enterprise application development with end-to-end tools and services for dot-com-ing businesses.

Sun HQ Briefing and Code Camp for Java 2 Platforms: November! Full day sessions on the Micro Edition (J2ME); and the Standard Edition (J2SE) V1.3.

Sun Technology Days: Two-day seminar covering the Solaris^TM platform, the Java^TM platform, Smart Cards, and more.

Sun Education Essentials: Technology training to expand your skills.

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