This article illustrates how to program using the new features of the Java Message Service (JMS) 1.1 API. The new features in JMS 1.1 are demonstrated through a sample application. JMS 1.1 is the ...

Java and Java-related technologies continue to be introduced and continue to mature. As Java becomes more enterprise ready, as opposed to application-platform centric, we are seeing the introduction ...

Heartbeats, a common software construct, verify the continual operation of a specific component or service. With heartbeats, a targeted service continually broadcasts a signal across its environment.

Distributed system development is growing rapidly as software developers build systems that must keep up with the ever-increasing requirements imposed by e-business. But, never before has the design ...