Annotation Java 2 networking, in-depth: the complete guide for serious developers. JDBC, RMI, Java IDL and CORBA. Breakthrough tools and APIs: Jini, servlets, JMAPI, JNDI, and more. Component models, application servers, architecture, and security. Advanced Java Networking, Second Edition is a complete update to the #1 book on Java networking. The book is designed to help developers choose among Java's wide range of networking facilities -- and then implement networking as quickly and effectively as possible. This new edition includes complete coverage of new Java tools and APIs, including Jini, JMAPI, servlets, and JNDI; plus guidance for Web-enabling any application. Start with a practical review of TCP/IP and Sockets programming; next, master Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and Remote Method Invocation (RMI). Use the Java IDL to build CORBA-compliant applications; master Java-based component models; and discover new ways to integrate Java with application servers. The book includes detailed chapters on Java security and architecting enterprise applications. The CD-ROM contains JDK2, the JNDI and Servlet APIs, and an evaluation copy of Inprise VisiBroker for Java. Richard Steflik has taught for 20 years at the State University of New York, Binghamton Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering. He has spent five years developing Web applications for Lockheed Martin, and seven years programming for IBM. Prashant Sridharan is Java Evangelist and Software Engineer for Sun Microsystems Market Development Engineering, where he promotes Java in software development, financial services, electronic commerce and education.