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• The J2EE Connector Architecture specification is the definitive source for information about JCA.
  
  
• The Java Transaction API specification and the Java Transaction Service specification help you understand how to implement the JCA transaction management contract.
  
  
• Java theory and practice columnist Brian Goetz offers a three-part introduction to the Java Transaction Service, starting with "Understanding JTS -- An introduction to transactions" (developerWorks, March 2002).
  
  
• Because exception-handling is an important part of any component you build, you may also want to check out Srikanth Shenoy's "Best practices in EJB exception handling" (developerWorks, May 2002).
  
  
• The Java Authentication and Authorization Specification will help you understand how to implement the JCA security contract.
  
  
• developerWorks two-part Java security tutorial serves as a more hands-on introduction to the JAAS. Start with "Part 1: Crypto basics" (July 2002), then see "Part 2: Authentication and authorization" (July 2002).
  
  
• If you haven't yet checked out the Go-ForIT Chronicles (developerWorks, June 2001), you should. Every installment is written by a different member of the DragonSlayer team -- including your host Willy Farrell -- and features live-action coverage of such essential topics as extreme programming, Enterprise JavaBeans, JavaServer Pages technology, and more.
  
  
• You'll find hundreds of articles about every aspect of Java programming in the developerWorks Java technology zone.
  
  
• Also see the developerWorks Java technology tutorials page for a complete listing of free tutorials.
  
  

Get products and technologies

• You can download the most recent version of J2EE (including JCA) from Sun Microsystems.
  
  

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• Getting started
• Introduction
• JCA's infrastructure
• Common Client Interface
• Sample resource adapter
• Sample application
• Wrapup
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