Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) continues to be one of the leading Java technologies and platforms from Oracle (previously Sun).Beginning Java EE 6 Platform with GlassFish 3, Second Edition is this first tutorial book on the final version of the Java EE 6 Platform.

Step by step and easy to follow, this book describes many of the Java EE 6 specifications and reference implementations, and shows them in action using practical examples. This book uses the new version of GlassFish 3 to deploy and administer the code examples.

Written by an expert member of the Java EE 6 specification request and review board in the Java Community Process (JCP), this book contains the best information possible, from an experts perspective on enterprise Java technologies.

Antonio Goncalves is a senior software architect specializing in Java/Java EE. As a former BEA Systems consultant, he has expertise in application servers (Weblogic, JBoss, and GlassFish). He is the author of a Java EE 5 book in France and is also an Expert Member on Java EE 6, EJB 3.1, and JPA 2.0. He is the cofounder of the Paris Java User Group. For more, visit http://www.antoniogoncalves.org.

Java EE 6 at a Glance.- Java Persistence.- Object-Relational Mapping.- Managing Persistent Objects.- Callbacks and Listeners.- Enterprise Java Beans.- Session Beans and the Timer Service.- Callbacks and Interceptors.- Transactions and Security.- JavaServer Faces.- Pages and Components.- Processing and Navigation.- Sending Messages.- SOAP Web Services.- RESTful Web Services.