J2EE™ and JAX™: Developing Web Applications and Web Services

Chapter 1. Introduction

I've been watching the evolution of Java technology since the very early JDK 1.0 releases. At that point, much of the excitement about Java had to do with the applet technology, and Java was seen as a serious threat to Microsoft for the desktop. Since then, many other “perfect matches” for Java technology have emerged; many have just as quickly left the scene. But while Java no longer seems likely to displace Microsoft, it has increasingly become the technology of choice for developing server-side applications. The recent emergence of Web-Service technologies has only served to put Java in even better shape on the server side, as a majority of IT managers have indicated they see Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies ...