Close the Java security hole in many browsers
As we noted earlier, there's a rather large security hole with Java in Web browsers in all versions of OS X. Because of the way Java applets work, you can be attacked by simply visiting (not even clicking a link on, or downloading a file from) a Web site containing a malicious Java applet.
Rob Griffiths, May 2009

Domain-driven design with Java EE 6
When a Java EE application needs to implement type-specific behavior for domain objects, a procedural, service-oriented approach leads to unnecessary code and hard-to-maintain logic. Learn about Java EE's architectural flip-side: domain-driven design that lets you make the most of Java's object-oriented roots.
Adam Bien, May 2009

Building cloud-ready, multicore-friendly applications, Part 2: Mechanics of the cloud
What's all that airy stuff we're calling "the cloud"? Appistry's Guerry Semones explains the mechanics of how cloud platforms take your cloud-ready application code to the next level.
Guerry Semones, April 2009

Lean service architectures with Java EE 6
Thanks to Java EE 6's simplified development model, a few interfaces and annotated classes are all you need to implement the facade, the service, and the domain structure that constitute a lean service-oriented architecture. Surprised? Read on.
Adam Bien, April 2009

Google to add 'every damn' service to Apps
Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division, recently used Twitter to announce that all of the company's productivity and collaboration software will be available to Googe Apps users. Whether 'tweet' is the medium for messaging enterprise decision makers is up for debate.
Chris Kanaracus and Juan Carlos Perez, April 2009

REST for Java developers, Part 4: The future is RESTful
Find out why REST interfaces are foundational for emerging architectures such as the Semantic Web. Brian Sletten takes a big-picture view of REST, now and in the future, in this final article in his series.
Brian Sletten, April 2009

Asynchronous processing support in Servlet 3.0
The revolution didn't stop with Ajax, and the incoming Servlet 3.0 specification will prove it. Find out why Servlet 3.0's support for asynchronous processing is the next big leap forward for developing collaborative, multi-user applications for Web 2.0.
Dr. Xinyu Liu, February 2009

REST for Java developers, Part 3: NetKernel
Transitioning from an object-oriented to a resource-oriented perspective means letting go of your ideas about how things should work. Give it a try with this introduction to NetKernel: a URI-based microkernel environment that relaxes object bindings to enable more scalable and maintainable RESTful systems.
Brian Sletten, February 2009

R.I.P., SOA
Burton Group Research Director Anne Thomas Manes has declared the demise of SOA, killed by death, and the economic recession. Service orientation will live on, she says, expressed by newer acronyms such as SAAS, BPM, and ESB.
Paul Krill, January 2009

REST for Java developers: Restlet for the weary
'Tis the season of weariness for many around the world, so sit back and enjoy a long, tall sip of Restlet: A toolkit for building and consuming RESTful Web services in Java. This article also introduces JSR 311: JAX-RS.
Brian Sletten, December 2008

Force.com linked with Google App Engine
Salesforce has connected its cloud development platform with Google App Engine, fueling further speculation that the search engine giant will eventually buy Salesforce. Chris Kanaracus reports.
Chris Kanaracus, December 2008

SOA adoption slows in '08
Organizations planning to adopt SOA declined by half in 2008. Gartner cites lack of expertise and confusion about the business case.
Paul Krill, November 2008

REST for Java developers, Part 1: It's about the information, stupid
Learn how REST's information-driven approach to building Web services can satisfy your users and make your development projects easier.
Brian Sletten, October 2008

Less SOA QQ and more SOA Pew Pew
Nicholas Petreley sounds off on one of his pet peeves about SOA: Everyone's terrified of it.
Nicholas Petreley, October 2008

Study: Web sites, open source, social networking at risk
Security trend reports from IBM and Websense show SQL injection and cross-ste scripting attacks hitting open source and social networking projects in '08. List includes Drupal, WordPress, and Linux.
Ellen Messmer , July 2008

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