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Why this Book is Published In an Open Manner

One of the challenges with an inter-disciplinary book that breaks new ground is that in order for people to become aware of the ideas in the book, people must be able to use, extend, and share the ideas. A Creative Commons license is ideal for this purpose. Traditional print publishing increasingly serves entrenched ideas and interests. Read more here.

Other books by Cliff Berg:

High - Assurance Design: Architecting Secure and Reliable Enterprise Applications. Addison - Wesley, 2005. Book's website: http://www.assuredbydesign.com/haa

Advanced Java 2 Development for Enterprise Applications. Sun Microsystems Press, Prentice Hall, 2000. Book's website: http://www.assuredbydesign.com/ajdea

Advanced Java Development for Enterprise Applications. Prentice Hall, 1998.