Actually, if you are a Java EE beginner, it might be easier to work through the JBoss at Work book. They start you off with a simple web application that they add more and more functionality to, including database access. The only issue is that the book uses 4.0.2 and some of the stuff doesn't work on later releases, but the book is still worth having if you are just getting started. (If you do use the book, make sure you use the same versions of the software that they used.) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4027562#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...