Mastering Enterprise JavaBeansTM 3.0

EJB 3.0 is a radical departure from previous releases and has virtually been rewritten, so even the most experienced developers will need to relearn how to best use EJB with open source technologies This new edition continues the tradition of the first three bestselling editions of Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans and is packed with more than 50 percent new and revised material, four new chapters, and one new appendix Explores the two key changes to EJB: the fundamental shift in architecture to a simpler, easier-to-use POJO (Plain Old Java Object) model and the use of a metadata rather than deployment descriptors Discusses how EJB 3.0 will be a part of the J2EE 5.0 platform, forcing developers to relearn how to use EJB to develop mission-critical applications Publishing day and date with the first EJB-3-compliant servers