Complete guide to installing and configuring the GlassFish Application Server and developing Java EE 5 applications to be deployed to this server Brief guide covers all major aspects of Java EE 5 Use of open-source development of enterprise application server GlassFish GlassFish Describes the installation and configuration Covers all major Java EE 5 APIs In Detail GlassFish is a free, open-source Java EE 5-compliant application server that is fast gaining popularity. This book explains GlassFish installation and configuration, and then moved to Java EE 5 application development, covering all major Java EE 5 API. Chapter 1 provides an overview of GlassFish, including how to install, configure, and verify the installation. Chapter 2 covers how to develop server-side web applications using the Servlet API. Chapter 3 explains how to develop web applications using JavaServer Pages (JSPS), including how to develop and use JSP custom tags. Chapter 4 discusses how to develop Java EE applications that interact with relational database systems through the Java Persistence API (JPA) and through the Java Database Connectivity API (JDBC). Chapter 5 explains how to use JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) when developing JavaServer Pages. Chapter 6 covers how to develop applications using JavaServer Faces (JSF) component framework for building web applications. Chapter 7 explains how to develop messaging applications though the Java Messaging Service (JMS) API. Chapter 8 covers securing J2EE applications through the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS). Chapter 9 discusses how to develop Enterprise Java Beans that adhere to EJB 3 specification. Chapter 10 explains how to develop and use appropriate web service with JAX-WS specification 2.1. Chapter 11 covers frameworks built on EE specification, Java 5, including Seam, Facelets, and Ajax4Jsf. Appendix includes several advanced features of the GlassFish server. What you will learn from this book? How to install and configure GlassFish How to develop web applications using the JSPS, JSTL, Servlets, and JSF How to develop applications that interact with relational database systems through the Java Persistence API and JDBC How to develop applications using EJB 3, including how to use container-managed transaction and EJB declarative security through the explanation How to implement an application message through JMS API How to secure Java EE applications through JAAS API, including how to apply the security natural How to build custom applications using a framework built on Java EE 5 specification, including Seam, Facelets, and Ajax4jsf Approach This book aims to accelerate the reader in Java EE 5 development.