At the conclusion of his J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) Web services presentation at last year’s JavaOne, IBM architect Jim Knutson remarked that “every Web service needs a place to be a ...

Custom applications once combined multiple data sources at the user’s desk, a model that proved untenable as data sets grew larger and more fragmented. Today, corporate developers connect users with ...

J2EE application servers provide scalable performance for a wide range of applications. However, the general-purpose nature of J2EE, which aims to address the needs of every enterprise, also limits ...