About the Author

Ajay Vohra is senior architect at DataSynapse Inc., currently working on virtualizing business-critical applications on a shared infrastructure. He has 15 years experience in the software industry, working on diverse projects such as making X Windows Toolkit thread-safe, developing embedded software for an ATM network switch, and architecting J2EE business-critical applications. He is the founder and a principal member of NuBean. He has an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a master of science in computer science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Deepak Vohra is an independent consultant and a principal member of the NuBean.com software company. He has worked in the area of XML and Java programming for over 5 years and has published numerous articles on related topics in various print and online trade journals. He has masters of science in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and has published original research papers in the area of fluidized bed combustion. Currently, he is working on an automated, web-based J2EE development environment for NuBean.com.

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Product Description

Pro XML Development with Java Technology has been written to help you, the professional Java developer who needs a practical hands-on guide to marrying these technologies together effectively. There are a lot of books out there, but none really explore the combination deeply, and they are largely theoretical. The main objective here was to consolidate the theory and practice of XML and Java technologies in a single, up-to-date source, that is firmly grounded in underlying XML concepts, and can be consulted time and again to rapidly speed up enterprise application development!

It covers all the essential XML topics, including XML Schemas, addressing of XML documents through XPath, transformation of XML documents using XSLT stylesheets, storage and retrieval of XML content in native XML and relational databases, web applications based on Ajax, and SOAP/HTTP and WSDL based Web Services. These XML topics are covered in he applied context of up-to-date Java technologies, including JAXP, JAXB, XMLBeans, and JAX-WS. You will find this book useful in building contemporary, service-oriented enterprise applications.

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