---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Newsletter #8 from O'Reilly UG Program Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:10:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Denise Olliffe To: farli@unitywave.com O'Reilly User Group Program NEWSLETTER Volume 1, #8 HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK... Books: - XSLT - Java Programming with Oracle SQLJ - Java & XML, 2nd Edition - The Root of All Evil (the latest from Illiad) News: - Top Ten Java and XSLT tips - P2P Goes to War - Load Balancers As Firewalls - Fighting Malicious Mobile Code in a Windows Environment ************************************************* NEWS from O'Reilly & Beyond ************************************************* I would be grateful if you would alert your group to the news they'd find valuable. Java: --------------- Top Ten Java and XSLT tips O'Reilly author Eric Burke provides ten valuable tips for using XSLT with Java. To learn how to apply XSL transformations in real-world situations with Java, don't miss Eric's upcoming "Java and XSLT." http://java.oreilly.com/news/javaxslt_0801.html Learn about servlet filters from this ONJava.com article: Learning Servlet Filters http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2001/08/28/filters.html P2P: --------------- For several decades, the military has been using large-scale client-server systems to build networked environments where soldiers can train in simulated battle conditions. Now the military is looking at peer-to-peer technology as a way to build these simulations without a vulnerable central server. Michael Macedonia, the Chief Scientist and Technical Director for the U.S. Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), talks with O'Reilly editor Richard Koman about how the military simulates battle, how peer-to-peer technology could change that, and the advances that have made a $69 flight simulator program as valuable as the multimillion dollar systems of a few years ago: P2P Goes to War http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2001/08/28/p2pwar.html Security: ---------------- Server load balancers can perform double duty as cost-efficient firewalls. Learn why and pick up some useful techniques, including configuration examples, in this article by Tony Bourke, author of O'Reilly's recently released "Server Load Balancing." Load Balancers as Firewalls http://sysadmin.oreilly.com/news/loadbalancing_0801.html The PC world continues to use methods that simply don't protect users against viruses, worms, trojans, and other infectious code. Here are the preventive modifications that should be made to every Windows PC, according to Roger A. Grimes, author of O'Reilly's recently released "Malicious Mobile Code": Fighting Malicious Mobile Code in a Windows Environment http://security.oreilly.com/news/maliciouscode_0801.html ************************************************* BOOK NEWS ************************************************* REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE Please email me to request review copies. Press announcement available for your use, please ask for a copy. Just Released: ---------------------- XSLT http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xslt/ Sample Chapter 5: Creating Links and Cross-References http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xslt/chapter/ch05.html Java Programming with Oracle SQLJ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/orasqlj/ Sample Chapter 8: Contexts and Multithreading http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/orasqlj/chapter/ch08.html Java & XML, 2nd Edition http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javaxml2/ Sample Chapter 12: SOAP http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javaxml2/chapter/ch12.html The Root of All Evil, by Illiad http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rootofevil/ Sample Strips: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rootofevil/chapter/index.html Book Reviews in from UGs online: ----------------------------------- Word 2000 in a Nutshell Reviewed by PC Clubhouse member, Harvey Ottovich http://www.pcc.org/reviews/revword2000.htm Beyond Contact Reviewed by Licking County Computer Society member, Nancy Rowe http://www.lccsohio.org/Reviews/Beyond%20Contact/BeyondContact.htm Thanks to all the groups that write reviews of our books. I am only able to post online reviews in my newsletter, to save space. Discount Reminder: Your members are entitled to 20% off O'Reilly books when purchased direct. Order online at www.oreilly.com or by phone: 800-998-9938. You must provide the DSUG discount code in order to receive the 20% off. ************************************************* UPCOMING EVENTS ************************************************* O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer and Web Service Conference September 18-21, 2001, Washington, D.C. EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 7th! http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/ UG member discount available, please enquire. Peer-to-Peer and Web Services Conference Best Bets Conference program chair Rael Dornfest says the rumors of P2P's demise are greatly exaggerated, and he highlights some of the most exciting tutorials, keynotes, and sessions at the conference: http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/601 ************************************************* OTHER STUFF ************************************************* Many of your groups offer conferences to the public or have meetings you may want to announce. I'm happy to include your message in an upcoming newsletter. Have a great Labor Day weekend! --Denise -------------------------------------------------------