PDAs are becoming a permanent fixture in the everyday lives of consumers and
business people. There's no question that we have Palm to thank for bringing
us a small, pen-based, easy-to-use organizer to help keep our busy lives on
track.
At the same time, Microsoft has been trying to hit one out of the park for
years with its Windows CE operating system running on a variety of handheld
devices. As with everything else at Microsoft, it usually takes them three
times to get something right, and the Pocket PC is no exception.
Based on Windows CE 3.0, the Pocket PC looks and works much like its Palm
rival. However, the Pocket PC is different due to its use of more powerful
hardware, more memory, and a full-blown, multithreaded operating system -
it's more like a small comput... (more)
Java Servlets provide a number of significant benefits to Web and application
servers everywhere:
The ability to write a server-side application that can run without regard to
the hardware, server operating system or Web server
A dramatic performance boost over CGI or interpreted script applications
Increased productivity using the Java language to build such applications
The third benefit ha... (more)
With all the hype and press concerning Servlets lately, it seems as though
this Java technology is ready to replace CGI as the preferred way to perform
server-side processing on Web servers. Unfortunately for Servlets, just being
better than CGI at server-side processing is no longer enough to be the de
facto standard. Last year, a whole new approach to dynamic Web development
turned CGI... (more)
ServletDebugger 2.0 works with your favorite Java development tool to tackle
the tough job of debugging and stress testing Servlets. This tool eliminates
the usual "code, compile, cross your fingers and test" method of Servlet
construction. ServletDebugger is a Java 1.1-based library that works with a
simple stub class allowing you to step through your Servlet code one line at
a time. Se... (more)
Rob Tiffany is vice president of technology for True Quote (truequote.com), an online energy trading company. He has published numerous articles for a variety of magazines on topics ranging from Java servlets to wireless technologies. Rob is the author of Pocket PC Database Development with eMbedded Visual Basic from Apress.
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