Released on: May 8, 2008, 1:32 pm

Press Release Author: Apress

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Berkeley, CA- May 2008-Apress, Inc. (http://apress.com)
announces the official launch of its firstPress publishing program
(http://apress.com/ebook/firstpress) at the 2008 JavaOne Conference at the Moscone
Center in San Francisco, CA.

Press Release Body: Published with the developer in mind, firstPress technical
briefs explore emerging technologies that have the potential to be critical for
tomorrow's industry. Apress keeps developers one step ahead by presenting key
information as early as possible in a PDF of 150 pages or less.
Both PDF (eBook) and print-on-demand (POD) formats are available with firstPress.
And, with a growing number firstPress books to choose from, we believe today's
developer is now empowered to consider and develop for tomorrow's solutions.
firstPress titles cover topical and cutting-edge aspects of computing to inspire and
educate every professional developer who wants to keep abreast of change and ahead
of the curve.
.Facelets Essentials
This is the first Facelets book to market. Additionally, we are offering this
firstPress title FREE to JavaOne attendees in celebration of the official launch of
firstPress.
.Stripes: The Official Guide to Stripes Java Web Framework
.The Relational Database Dictionary, Extended Edition
.MooTools Essentials: The Official MooTools Cookbook for JavaScript/Ajax Development
.Mule 2: Official Developer's Guide to ESB and Integration Platform
.Comet and Reverse Ajax: The Next Generation Ajax 2.0
.Creating Mac Widgets with Dashcode
.Google Guice: Agile Lightweight Dependency Injection Framework
.Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets
.Facebook API Developers Guide
.Pulling Strings with Puppet: Configuration Management Made Easy
.Learn to Tango with D
.Silverlight and ASP.NET Revealed
.JavaFX Script: Dynamic Java Scripting for Rich Internet/Client-side Applications
.ZK: Ajax without the JavaScript Framework
.Raven: Scripting Java Builds with Ruby
.First Steps: Developing BizTalk Applications
.LINQ for VB 2005
.LINQ for Visual C# 2005
For more information on firstPress visit http://apress.com/ebook/firstpress.
firstPress titles are available directly from Apress and Springer, as well as
retailers like Amazon.com, Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc.
Apress, Inc., based in Berkeley, California, is dedicated to meeting the needs of IT
professionals. Apress publishes books of the highest quality and has compiled a team
of authors that reads like a veritable "Who's Who" of the high-tech industry. Find
out more: www.apress.com

Web Site: http://apress.com

Contact Details: Apress Inc
2855 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-549-5939
stephanie.parker@apress.com