Written by the architects of the Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) specification, Applying Enterprise JavaBeans™, Second Edition is an advanced programming guide and reference source which has been updated and expanded to reflect updates in the EJB 2.1 specification.

The authors use example applications to clearly illustrate many of the typical problems encountered in enterprise application development, and to help students learn to use the newest features of the EJB. Applying Enterprise JavaBeans™, Second Edition also explores the use of EJB architecture in the construction and accessing of Web services, thus integrating applications across enterprises with interoperable, standards-based protocols and service description formats.