and Bonnie Kellett J2EE Program Manager - they were all willing to answer several of my most complex questions. Thanks to all the participants in the EJB INTEREST mailing list hosted by Sun Microsystems for their interesting and sometimes controversial, but always informative, postings over the past four Finally, the most sincere gratitude must be extended to my wife, Hollie, for supporting and assisting me through three years of painstaking research and writing which were required to produce three editions of this book. Without her unfailing support and love, this book would not have been completed Copyright(c)2001 OReilly AssociatesDRAFT, 10/21/017/6/2001 Copyright (c) 2001 O'Reilly & Associates 9 and Bonnie Kellett J2EE Program Manager – they were all willing to answer several of my most complex questions. Thanks to all the participants in the EJB￾INTEREST mailing list hosted by Sun Microsystems for their interesting and sometimes controversial, but always informative, postings over the past four years. Finally, the most sincere gratitude must be extended to my wife, Hollie, for supporting and assisting me through three years of painstaking research and writing which were required to produce three editions of this book. Without her unfailing support and love, this book would not have been completed