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For more information about CORBA and distributed object computing, transaction processing, and Java, refer to the following books, specifications, and technical articles. (Many of the books listed here are available at Amazon.com (external link to the Amazon Web site).)

CORBA and Distributed Object Computing

Booch, G. 1994. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Second Edition (Benjamin-Cummings). This second edition of Booch's book is superb reading. It is also an introduction, but it emphasizes language constructs, methodology, and notation.

Cobb, E. 1998. Issues When Making Object Middleware Scalable. Middleware Spectra, Volume 12, Report 2. 36-41.

Cobb, E. What Component Technology Brings to the Mix.

Edwards, J. 1998. Let's Get Serious About Distributed Computing. Distributed Computing. February 1998.

Edwards, J., Harkey, D., and Orfali, R. 1997. CORBA, Java, and the Object Web. BYTE Magazine. October 1997.

Fowler, M. with Scott, K. 1997. UML Distilled, Applying the Standard Object Modeling Language. Addison-Wesley.

Gamma, E., Helm, R., Johnson, R., and Vlissides, J. 1995. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series.

Guglielmo, E., and Nainu, M. 1998. Activation Management of Business Objects. Distributed Computing. April 1998.

Homan, P. Transaction Processing Technology - Production Proven for Mission-Critical Enterprises.

Jacobson, I. 1994. Object-Oriented Software Engineering: A Use Case Driven Approach. Addison-Wesley.

Linthicum, D. 1998. Getting Along: It Doesn't Have to be All or Nothing When Deciding Between COM and CORBA.. DBMS. March 1998.

Mowbray, Thomas J. and Malveau, Raphael C. (Contributor). 1997. CORBA Design Patterns, Paper Back and CD-ROM Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

McCauley, M. J. OTMs: An Enabling Platform for Component-based Enterprise Computing.

Orfali, R., Harkey, D., and Edwards, J. 1997. Instant Corba. Wiley Computer Publishing. This guide covers all the concepts and services of OMG’s CORBA standard in a compact, easy-to-digest manner.

Otte, R., Patrick, P., and Roy, M. 1996. Understanding CORBA. Prentice Hall PTR.

Rosen, M. and Curtis, D. 1998. Integrating CORBA and COM Applications. Wiley Computer Publishing.

Rosen, M. Component Based Integration Using CORBA, Java, and ActiveX.

Rumbaugh, J., Blaha, M., Premerlani, W., Eddy, F., and Loresen, W. 1991. Object-Oriented Modeling and Design. Prentice Hall.

The Common Object Request Broker: Architecture and Specification. Revision 2.2, February 1998. Published by the Object Management Group (OMG). (Included in this WebLogic Enterprise Developer Center.)

CORBAservices: Common Object Services Specification. Revised Edition. Updated: November 1997. Published by the Object Management Group (OMG). (Included in this WebLogic Enterprise Developer Center.)

Transaction Processing

Bernstein, P., and Newcomer, E. 1997. The Principles of Transaction Processing. Morgan Kaufmann. This book provides a good overview of TP monitors and their underlying technology.

Edwards, J., and DeVoe, D. 1997. 3-Tier Client/Server At Work. Wiley. This book introduces you to 3-Tier computing. More importantly, it is one of the few case study books on the market. It describes the architecture and projects behind eight large, in-production client/server applications.

Orfali, R., Harkey, D., and Edwards, J. 1996. The Essential Client/Server Survival Guide. Second Edition (Wiley). This gentle introduction covers all of client/server—from the NOS to TP Monitors, ORBs, and the Internet.

Andrade, J., Carges, M., Dwyer, T., and Felts, S. 1996. The TUXEDO System. Addison Wesley. This well-written guide is meaty enough for programmers—there’s even real coding examples—but clear enough to serve as an in-depth tutorial if you are merely computer literate.

Gray, J., and Reuter, A. 1993. Transaction Processing Concepts and Techniques. Morgan Kaufmann. This book is the Bible of transaction processing.

"The Impact of Object Technology on Commercial Transaction Processing," The VLDB Journal (February, 1998) by Edward Cobb explains how objects meet transaction processing requirements.

Java

Asbury, Stephen, and Weiner, Scott R. 1999. Developing Java Enterprise Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Edwards, J., Harkey, D., and Orfali, R. 1997. CORBA, Java, and the Object Web. BYTE Magazine. October 1997.

Flanagan, D. May 1997. Java in a Nutshell. Second Edition. O'Reilly & Associates, Incorporated.

Flanagan, D. September 1997. Java Examples in a Nutshell. O'Reilly & Associates, Incorporated.

Orfali, R., Harkey, D. February 1998. Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Rosen, M. Component Based Integration Using CORBA, Java, and ActiveX.

Valesky, T. 1999. Enterprise JavaBeans: Developing Component-Based Distributed Applications. Addison-Wesley.