Diablo Lights Up Shared Services
by Steve Gillmor
Not long after Mark Carges went to work for BEA Systems as CTO, the company released the 9.0 version of its WebLogic application server, known familiarly as Diablo, which the company describes as a cornerstone of its upcoming WebLogic Platform 9.0. Take a look at what Carges has to say about Diablo, shared services, and the future of technology in an exclusive interview.

Diagnose Performance Problems
by Chris Peltz, Claire Rogers, and Justin Murray
Getting to the root cause of performance problems is critical in today’s enterprises. Take a look at an APM solution from a BEA-HP partnership for determining performance problems in distributed and heterogeneous applications that include components running on both J2EE and .Net.

Create CMR/CMP Entity Beans
by Olexiy Prokhorenko and Alexander Prohorenko
Certainly there are a lot of GUI tools out there that automate configuration and importation of database structures. However, check out this technique for employing CMR/CMP entity beans to set up your working environment.

Implement a Graphical JSF Component
by Marc Durocher
Without question, having the right tools for creating interactive Web interfaces allows you to concentrate on core requirements and customization as well as deliver applications on time. See how easy it is to use the JSF technology to build and implement a Web application.

COLUMNS
SOAp Box
Where’s the ROI?
by Chris Haddad
Business strategy requires investment in time, energy, and resources to build a flexible and responsive SOA foundation, and equally imperative are the benefits to the organization.

Troubleshooting Diary
Investigate JVM Crashes
by Rao Akella
How do you resolve a JVM crash when there is no core dump file documenting the failure? Find out a good troubleshooting strategy.

DEPARTMENTS
Front Burner
by Kay Keppler

Logically Speaking
by Jason Jackson