Data access: Resources for learning

 

Use the following links to find relevant supplemental information about data access. The information resides on IBM and non-IBM Internet sites, whose sponsors control the technical accuracy of the information.

These links are provided for convenience. Often, the information is not specific to WAS but is useful all or in part for understanding the product. When possible, links are provided to technical papers and Redbooks that supplement the broad coverage of the release documentation with in-depth examinations of particular product areas. View links to additional information about:

• Programming Specifications

• Container-managed relationships

• Resource adapters

• Miscellaneous articles from the Sun Developer Network and IBM developerWorks Web sites

• Rational Application Developer

• WebSphere V5.x Information Center

• IBM Cloudscape

• DB2 database software

• IBM Informix

• Supported hardware, software, and APIs

 

Programming Specifications

• Enterprise JavaBeans Technology (Source for download of the Enterprise Javabeans 2.1 specification)

• Java^TM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE^TM)

• Java^TM Management Extensions (JMX)

• JDBC^TM 3.0 API Documentation

• J2EE Connector Architecture V1.5 specification

• What's New in the J2EE Connector Architecture 1.5

• What's New in the J2EE Connector Architecture 1.5 (Part 2)

 

Container-managed relationships

Though this article addresses the EJB 2.0 specification, you still might find parts of it pertinent to your environment.

• Enterprise JavaBeans^TM 2.0 Container-Managed Persistence Example

 

Resource adapters

• The J2EE Connector Architecture Resource Adapter

 

Miscellaneous articles from the Sun Developer Network and IBM developerWorks Web sites

• Developer Technical Articles & Tips -- Articles: Database Access (Sun Developer Network)

• Sharing connections in WebSphere Application Server V5 (This article is still pertinent to WebSphere Application Server V6.0. However, be aware that as of version 6.0, the container-managed authentication type is deprecated.)

• Database authentication in WebSphere Application Server V5 (This article is still pertinent to WebSphere Application Server V6.0. However, be aware that the container-managed authentication type is now deprecated.)

• Understanding WAS EJB access intents

 

Rational Application Developer

• Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software

 

WebSphere V5.x Information Center

• IBM WebSphere^TM V5.x Information Center

 

IBM Cloudscape

• IBM Cloudscape (product section in ibm.com)

• The IBM Cloudscape information center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cscv/v10r1/index.jsp

 

DB2 database software

• DB2

 

IBM Informix

• http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/

 

Supported hardware, software, and APIs

• Supported hardware, software, and APIs

 

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