Java Is Now Open Source. To mark the occasion, IndicThreads.com is running a contest on Java technology, where you just answer four questions and can win -

1) A copy of “Beginning EJB 3 Application Development: From Novice to Professional” by Raghu R. Kodali, Jonathan R. Wetherbee and Peter Zadrozny

2) A copy of “Java Persistence with Hibernate” by Christian Bauer and Gavin King

3) A full conference pass to the IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology

5 second prizes - Get a 25% discount on the regular conference registration pass!

Authors of the above books, namely Gavin King and Raghu Kodali will be speaking at the IndicThreads.com conference. Apart from Raghu and Gavin, there are a number of other book authors whom you could meet at the event.

Check out the speaker list at http://conference.indicthreads.com .

Java Persistence With Hibernate (Manning)	Beginning EJB3 (Apress)	Full Conference Pass

Enter The Contest

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