Ajit Sagar

My wife gave birth to a baby boy in May. When my mother called from India to congratulate us, she told me: "We were thinking of nicknaming him 'Java,' but that sounds feminine. So we decided to call him 'XML' after your magazine." She was kidding, of course. However, the thought ... (more)

JDJ: Allaire has recently been in an acquisition and partnership mode. Can you give us a brief history of the events over the last couple of years and the rationale behind these decisions? Allaire: One of the primary reasons for going public over a year ago was to create a base o... (more)

During the last couple of years there have been several developments in the application server environment. Nineteen ninety-nine truly was the "Year of the Application Server." The evolution of the application server market has been influenced by several factors. The term applica... (more)

Yes, I was in San Francisco last month - but unlike the other 25,000 pilgrims, I wasn't fortunate enough to pay full homage to the Mecca of Java: JavaOne 2000. Instead, I was trapped in somewhat less than invigorating business meetings. I was also in a hurry to get back to Dallas... (more)

Folks, we'll be in the middle of XML DevCon by the time you get this issue. It's strange to describe an event that hasn't happened yet, knowing that your writing will be available as the event is actually taking place. XML DevCon is the largest XML conference ever. The tracks are... (more)

Before we start on the technical front, let me tell you about my latest acquisition. I recently went out to purchase a watch. My wife wanted me to buy one of the fancy ones, but I'm more excited by watches that have all the features ­ stopwatch, backlight, barometer, altimeter, e... (more)

CFDJ: Allaire has recently been in the acquisition and partnership mode. Can you give us a brief history of the events over the last couple of years and the rationale behind these decisions? Allaire: One of the primary reasons for going public over a year ago was to create a bas... (more)

It's always exciting to come back after a successful venture and talk about the results. XML-Journal hit the newsstands in March and, from all accounts, is a resounding success. This tells me two things: (1) there's a critical need for a good source of XML technology out there in... (more)

In the January issue of CFDJ we walked through the development of the online "storefront." As a software architect, when designing an enterprise-level application, you frequently have to justify the choices you make in the technologies you select for the solution. You often end u... (more)

Several folks in the computing industry think of 1999 as having been the "Year of the Application Server." But while the term application server itself may be a fairly recent addition to the software computing vocabulary, the application server market has already become one of th... (more)

I'm sitting at my desk writing this editorial for the premier issue of XML-Journal for just one reason. And you're holding the issue in your hands for exactly the same reason: we both want to talk about XML - a technology that has revolutionized electronic commerce and enterprise... (more)

Welcome to ! Some of you may be familiar with my e-Java column in SYS-CON Publications' Java Developer's Journal. I'd like to continue in the same flavor by focusing on the business aspects of XML in the computing industry. Similar to e-Java, I'll offer my two ... (more)

This month the Java platform segues into the new millennium. These are very exciting times; 1999 was a crucial year in the acceptance of Java in the enterprise as one of the key drivers of e-business. It's ironic that applets ­ the components of Java that helped propel it into th... (more)

In the August issue of CFDJ we walked through the development of a custom CF_Servlet tag that would allow ColdFusion to access Java functionality on the server side via Java servlets. In subsequent issues of JDJ I developed the Online Ticket Store application for the Java modules... (more)

The story about how the n-tier architectures evolved from the single-tier mainframe model has probably been told umpteen times by now (in fact, I retold it myself in last month's e-Java column). Nowadays the trend is to distribute functionality. Modularize everything. Components ... (more)

This was actually the first book on Enterprise JavaBeans that came into the market. Enterprise JavaBeans was released in June and made its debut at JavaOne this year. This is a pretty good book for developers who like to see a lot of code. The examples in the book are used to dev... (more)

In the world of distributed computing, the industry has latched on to another snazzy, buzzword-compliant, omnipotent entity, the Application Server, also known affectionately as the App Server. Here's the sales pitch. You want a robust system? Fault tolerance? Load balancing? Mul... (more)

Part 1 of this series appeared in JDJ June, Part 2 in JDJ July, Part 3 in JDJ September This is the fourth in a series of articles focused on using Java and ColdFusion technologies to develop an Online Ticket Store application. As JDJ's September issue had an XML focus, we went ... (more)

In the fast-changing world of Internet-based technologies, perception is everything. Is a business solution implemented in a particular technology truly cross-platform? Is it scalable? Is it robust? Is it easy to use? Does it do what it set out to do? Most times the answers to th... (more)

I'd like to start this month's article with some of my impressions of JavaOne '99. Last year was far more exciting with promises of new magic kits and potions handed out in abundance. This year there was a definite touch of reality in the air with less sleight of hand and more li... (more)