This IBM Redbooks publication is a hands-on guide to developing a comprehensive J2EE application, including core functions, security, Web services, and messaging. In the context of J2EE, messaging is also known as Java™ Message Service (JMS).

Novice users are thus able to experience J2EE, and advance from theoretical knowledge gained by reading introductory material to practical knowledge gained by implementing a real-life application.

Experience is one stage in gaining and applying knowledge, but there are additional stages needed to complete the knowledge acquisition cycle.

This book also helps in those stages:

Before experiencing J2EE, you learn about the base specifications and intellectual knowledge of J2EE through brief descriptions of the theory and through links to other information sources.

After experiencing J2EE you will explore advanced J2EE through previews of advanced topics and links to other information sources.

Part 1. Preliminary activities

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Install and configure software

Chapter 3. Configure the development environment

Chapter 4. Prepare the legacy application

Part 2. Core J2EE application

Chapter 5. Create the employee data access element

Chapter 6. Create the funds data access element

Chapter 7. Create the donate business logic element

Chapter 8. Create the employee facade business logic element

Chapter 9. Create the Web front end

Chapter 10. Create the application client

Chapter 11. Implement core security

Chapter 12. Alternative Import the core J2EE application

Part 3. Web services

Chapter 13. Create the Web service

Chapter 14. Implement security for the Web service

Part 4. Messaging

Chapter 15. Create the message-driven bean

Chapter 16. Add publication of results

Chapter 17. Implement security for messaging

Chapter 18. What next?

Appendix A. Additional material