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Background Information: Michael Barlotta is the Director of Technology at AEGIS.net Inc (www.AEGIS.net). Mike is a Sun Certified Java Programmer and is recognized as an expert on the Sybase application server EAServer (Jaguar CTS), mentoring clients and speaking at conferences on the topic. He is the author of several books including Taming Jaguar and Jaguar Development with PowerBuilder 7 (both by Manning Publications). Be sure to check out Mike’s Web site www.TamingJaguar.com.

PowerBuilder 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development
Hang on to your seats PowerBuilder developers, PowerBuilder 9: Internet and Distributed Application Development packs a lot of information that will show you why PowerBuilder is as relevant today as it was at the height of the client/server wave.
Java Design
In Part 1 (JDJ, Vol. 7, issue 6) we looked at the Java class as a type. Although it's easy to think of the class name of our Java class as its type, the interfaces it implements and the superclasses it extends can also be viewed as its types.
Java Design
Java classes should be designed to enhance their reusability and flexibility. Coding to an object type rather than an implementation by using interfaces or abstract classes can help us achieve both flexibility and reusability.
Building JSP Applications
Welcome to JSP Corner. For those of you who are just joining us, in this column I've been demonstrating how to write JSP applications; I've focused on writing the Sybase eMusic application and converting it from PowerDynamo to JavaServer Pages (JSP).
Building JSP Applications with Jaguar CTS Part 5
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Building JSP Applications with Jaguar CTS Part 4
Welcome to JSP Corner, Part 4. We'll be adding some more features to our eMusic application, which we started putting together in Part 3 (PBDJ, Vol. 8, issue 12). We looked at the Logon process and built the Logon.jsp, validateLogon.jsp, and LogonError.htm pages.
Building JSP Applications with Jaguar CTS Part 3
Welcome back to JSP Corner. In this article we look at how to build a simple logon page that collects data through an HTML form and sends it to a JSP page for processing. This is a simple task that involves several aspects of Web development in JSP, including the ...
Building JSP Applications with Jaguar CTS Part 2
Welcome back to the JSP Corner. In this series, we're looking at developing Web applications using Java-Server Pages (JSP) and Jaguar CTS (aka EAServer). In Part 1 of this series (PBDJ, Vol. 8, issue 9), we looked at the advantages JSP has over competiti...
Building JSP Applications with EAServer Part 1 or 2
For developers looking at the complex problem of building Web applications that produce dynamically generated content, using JavaServer Pages (JSP) is an excellent solution. JSP is a Web-scripting specification developed by Sun and the Java Community Process (JC...
Application Servers 2001
For each of the last two years I have taken an industry-wide look at the application server market. Continuing that trend, I will examine the past year and evaluate the application server market space for the current year. Why? Because distributed and Web applicat...
HTML Book Helps in Distributed Web Application
If you're interested in porting parts of your PowerBuilder client/server applications to the Web quickly or in building Web applications with the DataWindow, the book The Web DataWindow is for you (see Figure 1).
Sybase EAServer And J2EE
The technology industry is centered on the fast growing and highly competitive application server market. At stake is critical market share that determines who the market leaders are. These leaders will drive the specifications and deliver the software and platfor...
Here Come The Men in Black
As Sybase prepares to move its corporate headquarters from Emeryville to Dublin, California, the company has decided to do some serious redecorating of its current office space (check out www.sybase.com/wrap for a look). Sybase has unveiled a massive advertiseme...
Sanity Checking an EaServer Connection Cache
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EAServer Certification
The Sybase Certified PowerBuilder Developers (CPD) program has been well regarded as a reasonable measurement of a developer's proficiency with PowerBuilder. Unfortunately, this test measures a developer's capabilities with the tool based on a two-tier client/serv...
EAServer Certification - Measure Your Jaguar Skills
The information industry continues to place a heavy demand and reliance on certifications in various products and technologies. While their merits, veracity and what they measure can be debated, there's no denying it's a booming industry and many potential employe...
Accessing Jaguar Properties in PowerJ Pt. 2
In the May issue of PBDJ (Vol. 7, issue 5) we looked at how to initialize a Jaguar component using the Jaguar component properties, focusing on a PowerBuilder component using the ContextKeyword object. In this article we'll look at a PowerJ / Java component and th...
Accessing Jaguar Properties in PowerBuilder
If you're a regular reader of PBDJ and the Distributed Technologies column, then you've likely been gathering many tips and development techniques concerning EAServer (specifically Jaguar CTS). This article will continue along this path by looking at how to initia...
Distributed Technologies: Jaguar Component Life-Cycle Explained
This article will explain the Jaguar component life-cycle. Understanding the way Jaguar handles components is essential before one can begin designing and developing a solution with EAServer. The component life-cycle determines when a component is available and wh...
Handling Aborted Transactions in Jaguar
In this article we'll examine how to handle a Jaguar CORBA_TRANSACTION_ ROLLEDBACK exception that is thrown when a Jaguar transaction is aborted. We'll use the BTFBank sample application developed in an article I wrote for PBDJ in October 1999 (Vol. 6, issue10). Th...
A Look at the Application Server Market
The application server market continues to be one of the hottest areas in technology. Why? Because an application server is the central piece of software in a Web-based architecture. An application server centralizes application logic and data access, making it po...
Handling Aborted Transactions in Jaguar
In this article we'll examine how to handle a Jaguar CORBA_TRANSACTION_ ROLLEDBACK exception that is thrown when a Jaguar transaction is aborted. We'll use the BTFBank sample application developed in an article I wrote for PBDJ in October 1999 (Vol. 6, issue10). Th...
A Look at the Application Server Market
The application server market continues to be one of the hottest areas in technology. Why? Because an application server is the central piece of software in a Web-based architecture. An application server centralizes application logic and data access, making it po...
IIOP Explained
The Internet is reshaping both the business and computing worlds, defining new ways in which business is done and how applications are designed and developed. The Web allows businesses to build distributed applications that enable the sharing of information around...

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