Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is the primary server-side enterprise Java component architecture that allows developers to design and develop customizable, reusable business logic. Specific EJB topics of interest, include clustering, security, interoperability, design patterns, Message Beans, EJBQL, and Enterprise Media Beans (EMB).

Reduce EJB network traffic with astral clones

Make an EJB from any Java class with Java Reflection

Java in the enterprise

• At age three, what can Java do for enterprise developers?
• Beyond n-tier: what you really get from Java

Integrating Apache SOAP with an EJB Server

• Integrating SOAP with Websphere and Visual Age.
• Custom HTTP SOAP transport and Servlet integration.
• Enable SOAP via SSL.
• Integrating SOAP with an EJB Layer.

Bringing Together Application Servers and JMS Messaging

Nuts and Bolts of Transaction Processing

ICommerce Design Strategies

EJB vs. Com+

Are Enterprise Java Beans right for Web apps?

Enterprise JavaBeans: Slow and memory hungry?

AUDIO CLIP: EJB productivity versus EJB performance - During a Web services keynote at JavaCon 2001 in New York, IAM Consulting's Gerry Seidman discussed the challenges developers face with EJBs. Hear it

EJB Fundamentals - This tutorial provides an introduction to Enterprise JavaBeans technology with particular attention to the role of EJB components in distributed-computing scenarios, the architecture, the extension APIs, and the fundamentals of working with EJB 1.1 technologies.

Clustering Stateless Session Beans

What's Wrong with the EJB 2 Specification?

Sorting Out the EJB 2.0 Rumors

EJB 2 Clustering with Application Servers

IMPROVE EJBS WITH THE OBSERVER PATTERN - You can efficiently assign event listeners to EJBs by employing the Observer pattern, and Roman Stepanenko shows you how in "Java Tip 110 - Implement the Observer pattern with EJBs."

Implementing a Data Cache using Readers And Writers

Automatic Bean-Managed Persistence

Brewing entity Enterprise JavaBeans - Harness the power of entity beans

Enterprise JavaBeans: Slow and memory hungry? - Some users slow to adopt Enterprise JavaBeans

Challenges of developing with EJBs -IAM Consulting's Gerry Seidman on the challenges of developing with EJBs

Are Enterprise Java Beans right for Web apps?

Do you really need Enterprise JavaBeans? - EJB is not a one-size-fits-all solution

Client callbacks

Test infect your Enterprise JavaBeans - Learn how to test your J2EE components live and in the wild

Some users slow to adopt Enterprise JavaBeans

EJB 2.0 Matrix

The basics of stateful session beans

Creating Session Beans

What is a stateful session bean?