Books

These titles introduce you to new concepts, help you explore the latest BEA technologies in-depth, and allow you to build your expertise on the BEA WebLogic Platform.

AquaLogic and SOA

• The Definitive Guide to SOA: BEA AquaLogic Service Bus
  Jeff Davies with Ashish Krishna and David Schorow
  
  This book targets professional software developers and architects who know enterprise development, but are new to enterprise service buses (ESBs) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) development. This is the first book to cover a practical approach to SOA using the BEA AquaLogic Service Bus tool. And it's written from the "source"--BEA Systems AquaLogic product lead Jeff Davies.
  
  Amazon

WebLogic Server and BEA Workshop

The following books cover topics pertinent to WebLogic Server and BEA Workshop.

• Pro Apache Beehive
  Kunal Mittal, Srinivas Kanchanavally
  
  If you want exposure to the new open source lightweight SOA-driven Apache Beehive framework project, then pick up Pro Apache Beehive, the first book on this MVC Web framework, which is increasingly gaining interest in the Eclipse community through Eclipse Pollinate. Author Kunal Mittal addresses specific Beehive topics such as page flows, controls, JSR 181 web services, XMLBeans and more.
  
  Apress

• J2EE Web Services on BEA WebLogic
  Anjali Anagol-Subbarao
  
  Learn how to implement J2EE web services with BEA WebLogic in the enterprise environment. Covers WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Server, WLI, and J2EE Web services technology; building effective service-oriented architectural (SOA) frameworks; translating designs into working code; designing for end-to-end security; tuning for high performance; testing and deploying web services; and managing distributed web services.
  
  Amazon

• WebLogic Server: The Definitive Guide
  Jon Mountjoy, Avinash Chugh
  
  WebLogic: The Definitive Guide presents a 360-degree view of the world of WebLogic. Providing in-depth coverage of WebLogic Server (7 and 8.1), the book takes the concept of "definitive" to a whole new level. Exhaustive treatment of the WebLogic server and management console answers any question that developers or administrators might think to ask. Developers will find a useful guide through the world of WebLogic to help them apply their J2EE expertise to build and manage applications. Administrators will discover all they need to manage a WebLogic-based setup. And system architects will appreciate the detailed analysis of the different system architectures supported by WebLogic, the overall organization of a WebLogic domain and supporting network infrastructure, and more.
  
  Amazon

• BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 Kick Start : Simplifying Java Web Applications and J2EE
  Albert J. Saganich, Tom Hardy, Lawrence H. Kaye, Sunila Srivatsan
  
  This book covers all the features of WebLogic Workshop 8.1 that you need to know to immediately begin developing web applications. This book is for those individuals who want to learn how to develop Web, portal, integration, and Web services applications using WebLogic Workshop 8.1. Key topics include navigating the IDE, controls, page flows, XMLBeans, security, debugging, and transitioning from a development to a production environment.
  
  Amazon

• Mastering BEA WebLogic Server: Best Practices for Building and Deploying J2EE Applications
  Gregory Nyberg, Robert Patrick, Paul Bauerschmidt, Jeff McDaniel, Raja Mukherjee, August 2003
  
  Written by leading experts in the field, this advanced-level book provides best practices for developing and deploying WebLogic Server 8.1 applications. The authors share their real-world experience with WebLogic Server and its features to help you understand not only how things can be done, but also how things should be done. They walk you through different design solutions, architectures, construction techniques, deployment options, and management techniques, explaining the benefits of each alternative. A realistic example application that leverages key technologies such as JSP, Jakarta Struts, JMS, EJB, and Web Services is also built and deployed to help illustrate selected techniques and best practices. Each decision made during the development and deployment of the application is discussed in detail, providing insight and direction for similar decisions in your own efforts.
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• BEA WebLogic Server Bible, Second Edition
  Joe Zuffoletto and Lou Miranda, Wiley-Hungry Minds, May 2003
  

  • A comprehensive, hands-on guide to the nuts and bolts of installing, administering, and troubleshooting the latest version of WebLogic Server
  • Extensive coverage of building enterprise applications with this popular J2EE application server
  • Updated edition includes new coverage of BEA's WebLogic Workshop tool with WebLogic Server, expanded coverage of security and clustering, WebLogic Integration, and WebLogic Portal
  • BEA leads the J2EE application server market, and its market share continues to grow
  • Companion Web site features additional code, examples, and updates
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• Creating Web Portals with BEA WebLogic
  Howard Block, Rob Castle, and David Hritz, APress, March 2003
  
  Creating Web Portals with BEA WebLogic shows the beginning portal developer how to develop a portal application from start to finish and supplies the intermediate developer with proven strategies and development tactics for creating an enterprise portal. It also provides the advanced Java application server developer with a full range of reference material.
  
  Amazon | Book Web Site

• BEA WebLogic Workshop: Building Next Generation Web Services Visually
  Sean Christofferson, Srinivas Jayanthi, Steven Traut, and Wira Pradjinata, Wiley, January 2003
  
  In this comprehensive, progressive guidebook, top BEA WebLogic Workshop insiders and consultants have written your ticket to the WebLogic Workshop world, the development platform you can leverage to create enterprise-class Web services without a working knowledge of J2EE APIs. Each chapter is loaded with plenty of sample code, so you can apply the concepts in your work immediately. When you're ready to move to the next level, the optional sections and final chapters provide advanced information to build your knowledge, helping you exploit the full power of this versatile development environment.
  
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• BEA WebLogic Workshop 7.0 Kick Start
  Joseph Weber and Mark Wutka , SAMS Publishing, September 2002
  
  BEA WebLogic Workshop Kick Start provides a fast-paced introduction to BEA WebLogic Workshop. WebLogic Workshop is a rapid application development tool that makes building Java-based Web service applications simple. With just a basic foundation in Java programming, you can use WebLogic Workshop to develop Web services. This book provides everything you need to get started with WebLogic Workshop, including a quick Java primer and appendixes covering the essentials of XML, SOAP, and WSDL. Learn the features of WebLogic Workshop and review hundreds of code examples. The authors provide detailed discussion and insight into the inner workings of this new tool.
  

• BEA WebLogic Server Administration Kit
  Scott Hawkins, Prentice Hall, January 2003
  
  BEA WebLogic Server Administration Kit is the definitive guide to administering BEA WebLogic Server 7TM! Scott Hawkins starts where the documentation leaves off, illuminating crucial concepts and offering practical techniques for maximizing the performance, reliability, and efficiency of any WebLogic Server system. Entirely focused on administration, this book covers installation, architecture, domains, HTTP services, clusters, JDBC, JMS, monitoring, performance tuning, and much more.
  

• BEA WebLogic 7 Server Administration
  Keyur Shah and Ali Akbar, McGraw Hill-Osborne Media, October 2002
  
  Get more out of your e-business applications by using the leading Web and wireless applications server - BEA WebLogic - and this comprehensive guide. This book will show you step-by-step how to run and maintain BEA WebLogic Server and customize it to meet the individual needs of your business. Written by experienced WebLogic experts, this detailed guide offers thorough coverage of everything from installation and workload management to troubleshooting -- and much more.
  
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• SAMS Teach Yourself WebLogic Server in 21 Days
  Mandar Chitnis, Lakshmi Ananthamurthy, Pravin Tiwari, SAMS Publishing, October 2002
  
  SAMS Teach Yourself BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 in 21 Days covers all the features of WLS and how they enhance J2EE architecture. The book then covers WebLogic's role in devloping Web pages with Servlets and JavaServer Pages, components with Enterprise JavaBeans, database-driven applications with JDBC, and more. Later chapters include advanced J2EE concepts including messaging, transaction management and debugging. Each lesson is illustrated with real-world examples and finishes with useful questions and exercises to test readers' learning.

• BEA WebLogic 7.0 Deployment and Administration Handbook
  Aaron Mulder, Wrox Press, January 2003
  
  The BEA WebLogic 7.0 Deployment and Administration Handbook is a focussed guide to the variety of configurative, administrative, and deployment tasks that are associated with setting up and running J2EE applications on the WebLogic 7.0 application server. This includes administrating WebLogic servers, domains and clusters; setting up security; managing JDBC and JMS resources; deploying J2EE applications; and configuring EJBs.
  
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• J2EE Performance Testing with BEA WebLogic Server
  Peter Zadrozny, Phil Aston, and Ted Osborne, Wrox Press, April 2002
  
  This book shows how to performance test complete J2EE applications, and how to explore key performance issues surrounding the most popular J2EE APIs.The text provides a wealth of information and readers are further encouraged to use the book's methodology and free, open-source tools to explore performance issues that directly affect the design and development of their applications.
  
  Amazon

WebLogic Communications Platform

The following books are pertinent to the WebLogic Communications Platform and related technologies such as SIP.

• SIP: Understanding the Session Initiation Protocol, Second Edition
  Alan Johnston, Artech House, November 2003
  
  This book gives you a thorough and up-to-date understanding of this revolutionary protocol for call signaling and IP Telephony. The second edition includes brand new discussions on the use of SIP for wireless multimedia communications.
  
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• Internet Communications Using SIP
  Henry Sinnreich, Alan Johnston, John Wiley & Sons, November 2001
  
  Geared to IT and networking professionals and decision-makers at Internet service providers (ISPs), as well as networking (NSPs) and application (ASPs) service providers, this book helps readers sort through the available vendor offerings and services to discover how to integrate and maximize SIP's power across their networks.
  
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• Parlay/OSA: From Standards to Reality
  Musa Unmehopa, Kumar Vemuri, Andy Bennett, John Wiley & Sons, March 2006
  
  This book is an accessible primer on network ecosystems and operations today, discussing the need for Parlay, the details of standards, aspects of network evolution and support for legacy systems, and advanced topics from an implementation perspective. The authors examine the potential of the Parlay/OSA (Open Service Access) solution from a number of points of view: business need, service development and service deployment.
  
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• Understanding Changing Telecommunications: Building a Successful Telecom Business
  Anders Olsson, Jown Wiley & Sons, March 2004
  
  The field of telecommunications is becoming ever more complex. In order to manage the new Telecom industry it is necessary not only to understand its 3 main components, namely the end users, the technology and networks, and the business aspects, but also their vital inter-relationships. Complexity leads to uncertainty, and one effect of uncertainty is for people to underestimate the complexity of the business and the technology. This book takes a holistic approach to the subject and can be used as a tool for decreasing this uncertainty.
  
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• Mobile Media and Applications, From Concept to Cash: Successful Service Creation and Launch
  Christoffer Andersson, Daniel Freeman, Ian James, Andy Johnston, Staffan Ljung, John Wiley & Sons, November 2005
  
  This book shows how to address the challenges of consumer marketing, technology strategy and delivery tactics for new 3G services from a pragmatic ‘how they did it’ approach. Combining the authors’ technical competence, business experience and consumer understanding, the book pinpoints the pitfalls and keys to success in the industry. The authors offer an end-to-end view, covering customer needs, analysis of the many complex value chains, the capabilities and limitations of the technologies, and the packaging and launch of new mobile services. Based on real case studies and experiences, analysis and advice is given to help the reader succeed in the real world.
  
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