Benefit from platform-independent builds

Automate your build process with jmk or Ant Any large Java project may be developed, deployed, and maintained on multiple OS platforms over its entire lifecycle. A software project typically needs automated build/make scripts to compile, jar, and create the…

Modify archives, Part 1

Supplement Java’s util.zip package to make it easy to write or modify existing archives I started out this month intending to write an article about caching class loaders. I wanted to create a class loader that a client-side application could…

Java security evolution and concepts, Part 2

Java security evolution and concepts, Part 2

Discover the ins and outs of Java security One of Java’s main features is its ability to move code over a network and run that code. Unlike other languages, Java has been designed to do this securely. Java security has…

Easy Java/XML integration with JDOM, Part 2

Use JDOM to create and mutate XML In Part 1 of this series, we introduced you to JDOM, and discussed how you can use it to extract information from an existing XML data source such as a file, input stream,…

Secant keeps Web servers responsive

Secant’s Extreme Internet Server 3.5 Web server is good for what ails you Managing server-side Java applications is the diciest challenge in running a Website. Because your applications are coded to run on a particular server, your customer requests may…

News and New Product Briefs (July 21, 2000)

INDEXHEAD: ParaSoft and CodeMarket form alliance ParaSoft and CodeMarket have joined forces to develop outsourced software components. Under the agreement, Parasoft’s Jtest Java-testing tool will be used for all components outsourced or purchased through CodeMarket’s software development network. CodeMarket will…

Crafting Metadata

Decouple applications and their details using properties, XML, and cryptography When a story is reconstructed, its central plot doesn’t change. But depending on the author and audience, the plot is obfuscated by changes in context: settings, scene sequences, characters, tone,…

Oracle8i’s ORB does the trick

Oracle8i’s ORB does the trick

Develop scalable and secure Java CORBA applications with Oracle8i Oracle8i features a built-in JVM, an embedded ORB (object request broker) based on OMG’s (Object Management Group) CORBA specification, and useful services such as an EJB component model. In this article,…