• Master the ins and outs of IBM's J2EE application server
• Develop applications using servlets, JSP, EJB, XML/XSLT, and Web services
• Discover the secrets of WebSphere administration and management

If WebSphere can do it, you can do it too . . .

IBM WebSphere Application Server gives you all the tools you need to develop, deploy, and manage Java 2 enterprise applications and Web services. Written by three IBM-certified WebSphere experts, this comprehensive guide shows you how to put WAS to work, whether you're a Java developer or a systems administrator. After an incisive overview of planning and installation, the authors provide 14 detailed chapters on WAS development tools and techniques, illustrated throughout with a running example application. Concluding with a thorough examination of configuration, security, troubleshooting, and other WAS administration tasks, they deliver all you need to make the most of WebSphere.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of WebSphere Application Server

• Understand WebSphere Application Server application architecture and Web services
• Install WAS and set up a development environment
• Harness the WAS development tools, WSSD and WSAD, and establish Web testing
• Master the fine points of servlet, JSP, EJB, and XML/XSLT development
• Delve into SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and other Web services programming standards
• Get up to speed on session-management configuration, application packaging, and other administration essentials
• Maximize WAS performance using the Resource Analyzer, wscb, and other performance-tuning and troubleshooting techniques

Part I: Planning and Installation

• Chapter 1: Introducing WebSphere Application Server
• Chapter 2: Websphere Application Architecture
• Chapter 3: Introducing Web Services
• Chapter 4: Installing WebSphere Application Server 4.01
• Chapter 5: Preparing a Development Environment

Part II: Application Development

• Chapter 6: Web Application Analysis and Design
• Chapter 8: How to Set Up Web Testing on WSAD
• Chapter 9: Java Servlet Development
• Chapter 10: More Servlet APIs
• Chapter 11: Understanding Session Management
• Chapter 12: Developing JavaServer Pages
• Chapter 13: Introducing Enterprise JavaBeans
• Chapter 14: Developing Enterprise JavaBeans with WSAD
• Chapter 15: Additional CMP and Transaction Processing
• Chapter 16: Deployment Descriptors and EJB Security Overview
• Chapter 17: EJB Best Practices
• Chapter 18: Using XML/XSLT in WebSphere
• Chapter 19: Developing Web Services

Part III: Systems Administration

• Chapter 20: Configurating WebSphere Application Environments
• Chapter 21: Configuring Session Management
• Chapter 22: Using WebSphere's Application Packaging
• Chapter 23: Configuring Security

Part IV: Managing WebSphere

• Chapter 24: Workload Management and Optimization
• Chapter 25: Using the Resource Analyzer
• Chapter 26: Troubleshooting WebSphere
• Chapter 27: Using the WebSphere Control Program
• Chapter 28: Managing WebSphere with XMLConfig