Provides an overview of WSDL, history and background of various related technologies such as SOAP, and UDDI. By Uche Ogbuji, Fourthought, Inc.

A paper discussing real time object oriented modeling, by B. Selic and J. Rumbaugh.

Combining EII technology with SDO helps object-oriented programmers easily work with a wide variety of heterogeneous data sources and reduces the complexity of integrating disparate data.

First part of an article which explains in details the use of the application.

Explains the low-level protocols used.

Takes a look at the semantics and the performance penalty of Java's synchronized keyword. By Brian Goetz.

Explains why contended synchronization is a problem and then explores several techniques for reducing contention, and hence improving scalability.

Examines ThreadLocal and offers tips for exploiting its power. By Brian Goetz.

Explores the motivations for thread pools, some basic implementation and tuning techniques, and some common hazards to avoid.

Article introducing the document formats of the OpenOffice.org suite and explaining their advantages.