Section 1: Application Design Concepts and Principles
Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for Java EE
CX-310-052 Exam Study Guide, 2nd Edition" by Mark Cade and Humphrey Sheil
SCEA study guide" by Allen and Bambara
Section 2: Common Architectures
Designing Enterprise Applications with the J2EE Platform
J2EE Architect's Handbook
Section 3: Integration and Messaging
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part VI Services.
Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions
J2EE Connector Architecture and Enterprise Application Integration
Java Message Service, Monson-Haefel & Chappell
Section 4: Business Tier Technologies
EJB 3 in Action
Pro EJB 3 Java Persistence API
Mastering EJB 3.0
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part IV Enterprise Beans.
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part V Persistence.
Nice to have SCBCD 5
Section 5: Web Tier Technologies
Core JavaServer? Faces, Second Edition
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part II The Web Tier.
Nice to have SCWCD
Section 6: Applicability of Java EE Technology
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part VII Case Studies.
Practical J2EE Application Architecture
J2EE AntiPatterns?
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part III Web Services.
SOA using Java Web services
Section 7: Patterns
Design Patterns", GoF
Core J2EE Patterns, 2nd ed.
Head First Design Patterns
Section 8: Security
Java EE 5 Tutorial. Part VI Services.
Java Security
Core Security Patterns
Sun JEE tutorial