Cadenhead presents a step-by-step tutorial that teaches someone with no previous programming experience how to create simple Java programs and applets. It starts out at a lower level than "Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, " and takes things at a slower pace, focusing on key programming concepts and essential Java basics.

Sams Teach Yourself Apache in 24 Hours covers the installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of the Apache Web server, the most popular Internet Web server. It covers both the 1.3 and the new 2.0 versions of Apache. Using a hands-on, task-oriented format, it concentrates on the most popular features and common quirks of the server. The first part of the book helps the reader build, configure, and get started with Apache. After completing these chapters the reader will be able to start, stop, and monitor the Web server. He also will be able to serve both static content and dynamic content, customize the logs, and restrict access to certain parts of the Web server. The second part of the book explains in detail the architecture of Apache and how to extend the server via third-party modules like PHP and Tomcat. It covers server performance and scalability, content management, and how to set up a secure server with SSL.

"Teach Yourself Java 1.2 Programming in 24 Hours" is a step-by-step tutorial broken up into 24 short, easy one-hour chapters. Fresh material covers new components of Java 1.2, including Java Foundation Classes, Java2D classes for two-dimensional image manipulation, and JavaBeans, a feature of Java 1.1 that has become a key part of Java programming.

Instructs the user in object-oriented programming, allowing the creation of interactive Web sites, cross-platform applications, and Java applets; includes a CD-ROM with examples for each lesson

Here is the quickest way for readers to learn everything they really need to know about Java 2. "Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours" is a step-by-step tutorial broken up into 24 short, easy one-hour chapters.

According to recent press reports, everyone is developing Web Services, but many are still in the exploratory phase - learning what's involved and how to achieve ROI. This book is designed to give a working introduction to Web Services to help decision-makers prepare for the implementation in their companies. It demystifies the topic by providing a beginning level explanation of what this technology is, what it means to businesses, where to apply it, and how to make it work. Using numerous simple examples, the book explains the core concepts of Web Services: SOAP, UDDI, and WSDL, as well as tools and related concepts that will help create the "big picture" in readers' minds.

"Full color; sample code provided on enclosed CD"--Cover.