Java Distributed Computing and Networking

This book is a part of The Java Enterprise CD Bookshelf.

To understand Jini, imagine that you could move to a new office across the world or check into any hoteland could simply plug your notebook or Palm directly into the local network. Your device would immediately be recognized, and you would have access to the services at that locationtransparently. Jini is Sun's Java-based technology, with potential to make transparent "universal plug and play" a reality.

Foundations of Jini 2 Programming, based on Jini 2.0, is an expanded, updated version of the most popular online tutorial for Jini. This is the perfect book for any Java programmer interested in learning and applying Jini toward their respective network applications (any Java-enabled device interoperable with another Java-enabled device).

This book provides an invaluable introduction to this new technology, filled with useful information and practical examples. It was created by members of the JXTA community, sharing their real-world experience to introduce developers to JXTA. It starts with the fundamentals of P2P and demonstrates how JXTA fulfills the P2P promise, then covers the essentials of JXTA including the protocols, the JXTA Shell, and groups. Later chapters include case studies demonstrating JXTA to synchronize data and to create distributed applications.

Practical JXTA II is a revision of the first edition containing new and updated examples covering the latest delivered features. This book is an introduction to JXTA, JXSE and P2P (Peer-to-peer) programming in Java. It teaches the experienced developer all they need to know to be able to play confidently with JXTA. It also teaches NAT traversal in Java. A new chapter about NAT traversal has been added.

Explore the hottest new paradigm, peer-to-peer (P2P) computing, and use the power of the JXTA platform to transform your applications into peer-aware, collaborative tools. JXTA technology is a set of open source, peer-to-peer protocols that allow any connected device on the network from cell phone to PDA from PC to server to communicate and collaborate in a peer to peer manner.

This book provides an introduction to the Java Message Service (JMS) API for new users. Also introduces the JMS API to new users, with simple JMS client program examples and shows how to use the JMS API within the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE).