Read more JDBC and XML Survey Report
What JDBC 3.0 features matter? Are many developers storing XML data directly in the database? On behalf of data connectivity company DataDirect Technologies, TSS emailed a small group of TSS subscribers to take part in a survey on their JDBC and XML usage habits. Survey

Read more Performance and Scalability of EJB Applications (Rice University White paper)
This paper investigates the combined effect of application implementation, container design, and efficiency of communication layers on the performance scalability of J2EE application servers through the measurement and profiling of an auction site server. White Paper - PDF

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This whitepaper will teach you the best practices that will help you get the most reliability and scalability out of your J2EE based application and the most productivity out of your developers. It covers all elements of the software development cycle, from design through deployment. White Paper - PDF

Read more Integrating Corba & EJB
This paper explains in detail the relationship between Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) and CORBA. It discusses in depth why it is important for EJB-compliant application servers to be based on CORBA, spells out the benefit of such an approach to developers and end-users, and discusses scenarios which address frequently asked questions about using CORBA and EJB together. White Paper - PDF

Read more J2EE vs. Microsoft.NET: A comparison of building XML-based web services
This whitepaper will make a powerful comparison between the two choices that businesses have for building XML-based web services: the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and Microsoft.NET 2. White Paper - PDF

Read more Developers Guide to building XML-based Web Services with J2EE
Web services using XML standards is a new paradigm in the way B2B collaborations are modeled. It provides a conceptual and architectural foundation which can be implemented using a variety of platforms and products. Today, developers can use J2EE and leverage existing J2EE technologies to build XML-based web services. White Paper - PDF

Read more EJB Design Strategies and Performance Optimizations
Ed Roman's Java One Technical Session slides attended by over 2500 people - 2 megs (PDF)

Read more Design Patterns and Architecture behind TheServerSide
Slides from the Java One BOF talk by Floyd Marinescu- 700k (PDF)