Open Source for the Enterprise -- The authors of this important book have each used open source software for some 15 years at IT departments large and small, and they have collected the wisdom of a host of experts from IT departments, open source communities, and software companies. This book provides a top to bottom view not only of the technology available, but of the skills required to manage it and the organizational issues that must be addressed.

Using the ESB Service Container -- Dave Chappell discusses the ESB service container--a key architectural concept that provides the implementation of the ESB's service interface--in this excerpt from his recently released Enterprise Service Bus.

Dave Chappell: Inside the Enterprise Service Bus -- Integration Developer News spoke with Dave Chappell to gain insights on how ESBs work, and more importantly, how they may change the way Java developers look at XML, XPath, messaging, and transaction-driven integration projects. Dave is the author of O'Reilly's upcoming Enterprise Service Bus.

Safari Bucks Industry EBook Trend -- This EContent Magazine article explores why Safari Bookshelf, the premier electronic reference library for IT professionals and programmers, is succeeding in the ebooks market where so many others have failed. If you're not familiar with Safari, try a free trial subscription.

Tightening Python's Grip in Enterprise IT -- In this OE Trends interview, Alex Martelli talks about how Python scripting can extend the integration capabilities of Win32, ASP.NET, Java, and C/C++. Alex is the author of Python Cookbook and Python in a Nutshell.

JDO or CMP? How do these two technologies compare? Craig Russell and David Jordan offer a summary of the key trade-offs in using JDO versus CMP for your enterprise application, in this excerpt from their book, Java Data Objects.