What you need for this book

In order to install and run GlassFish, all you need is a computer that runs a well-known operating system, such as Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Open Solaris, Linux, or Mac OSX. You also need to install JDK 5 or 6, which can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/javase. If you want to build and modify the applications provided along with this book, you can download and install the NetBeans IDE, which is available at http://netbeans.org.