Summary

The first and only book to focus on real-world business applications of Java, the programming language that is now vaulting the Internet to the next level of commercial functionality. Other books explain how this powerful programming language works; this book shows how to use Java to make money. In-depth case studies show how large and small companies have used Java to create dramatic new tools for linking customers, staff members, and distributors. It also explains a wide range of Java-based research, transaction-processing, and interactive communications functions that build sales and save money.

Java for Business offers front-line experience from companies as diverse as Netscape, Hoffman La Roche, Virtual Vineyards, Home Account Network, Mitsubishi, Corel, and Natural Roaster -- as well as from the company whose programmer invented Java, Sun Microsystems.

Business managers, webmasters, and senior executives responsible for strategic decisions will learn:
-- What Java-based applications can do
-- Common problems and how to solve them
-- What customers and staff like (and dislike) about new Java tools
-- Hard-headed analysis of costs and financial results.