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This reference also contains a tour of the Methodology, now endorsed by the Open Management Group as the way to design Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) based systems.
More consise than [Orfali & Harkey] this book assumes a knowledge of Java and CORBA and focuses on Enterprise Java Beans in greater depth.
Superficial this looks lightweight with jokey little cartoons but this is the definitive text on the current Enterprise Java Beans revolution.
Lighter and more managerial in tone than [Reuter & Gray] this book has the considerable advantage of worked examples in some of the major TPM.
Edwards works for BEA Systems so all the reviewed projects' success stories found in this book are using BEA products and it sometimes gets a little breathless.
A pleasant introduction to Java Data Base Connect (JDBC).
The formal definition of the XA Transaction interface between TPM and their resource managers (largely but not wholely databases).
The Tuxedo book which covers everything included in version 6, the last major release. Usefully, the publishers have put the preface online.
Warning: A print run of this fine book does have a binding defect. Some books have chapter 6 is missing and chapters 7 and 8 are repeated. Check your copy before purchase.
If you are familier with the O'Reilly Nutshell series you will know how valuable these are as a concise reference.
CICS is a family of closely related TPM. This book specialises in the Encina Tool Kit based versions found on AIX, Solaris, DEC/UNIX, Sinix and Windows NT.
A book on the CICS family, featuring things called CICS, things which look like CICS and things which act like CICS. The competitive analysis of strengths and weakness of the various CICSen is now a bit dated and needs to be treated with caution.
Andreas Reuter and Jim Gray have written what is considered the definitive text on Transaction Processing.
Some of the more advanced texts on Transaction Processing contain set theory and so forth. This book provides an excelent introduction and invaluable reference to such things. Particularly appropriate if you've just tried to read something and baffled by a lot of upside down 'A's, 'U's and back to front 'E's.
The definative text on C++ by the language's author.
A managerial reveiew of Java's new rôle as the middleware programming language of choice. In performance terms however it somewhat naïvely extrapolates Java performance improvements over time.
A very scientific Java and C/C++ bake-off that shows that Java at the current state of the art is poorer in memory utilization and speed than C/C++, but notes that the program quality has more influence on performance than choice between these two languages.
An overview of the goals of the Open Management Group with respect to CORBA.
An online copy of this paper (in PostScript) can be found on the Arjuna web site.
A review paper in which the term ACID is introduced.
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