Annotation & bull; & bull;Covers J2EE, XML, XSD and JAXP (the Java XML API) Web Services, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, Web Services Security and Interoperability & bull;Brings Java developers up to speed on developing Web Services applications using J2EE technologies and APIs & bull;Written by Richard Monson-Heafel & ndash; author with loyal following! & bull;This is the first book in a series of a books by Richard Monson-Heafel.

Build robust, scalable, end-to-end business solutions with J2EE(TM) Web Services. This is the definitive practitioner's guide to building enterprise-class J2EE Web Services that integrate with any B2B application and interoperate with any legacy system. Sun senior architect Ray Lai introduces 25 vendor-independent architectural patterns and best practices for designing Web Services that deliver outstanding performance, scalability, and reliability. Lai takes you to the frontiers of emerging Web Services technologies, showing how to make the most of today's leading-edge tools, from Java Web Services Developer Pack to Apache Axis. Coverage includes: Web Services: making the business case, and overcoming the technical and business challenges Real-life examples and scenarios, and a start-to-finish application case study Expert guidance on reducing risk and avoiding implementation pitfalls Building complete business solutions with rich messaging and workflow collaboration Mainframe interoperability and B2B integration within and beyond the enterprise Framework and methodology to develop your Web Services patterns and best practices Up-to-the-minute coverage of Web Services security New applications: service consolidation, wireless, and more An extensive library of links to Web resources, reference material, and vendors Whether you're an architect, designer, project leader, or developer, these are the best practices, patterns, and techniques you need to succeed with Web services in your enterprise environment. Enterprises seeking to leverage Web Services to revolutionize the ways they deliver services to customers, partners, and employees will find the answers they need in this book. "Ray Lai's J2EETM Platform Web Services is a comprehensive look at J2EE platform architecture and should be a must read for any serious Web Services developer." --Larry Tabb, Senior Strategic Advisor, Tower Group "This is a book for true practitioners. It's for those interested in designing and implementing Web Services now-and preparing for new opportunities on the horizon." --Jonathan Schwartz, Executive Vice President, Sun Microsystems

CD-ROM contains: Source code -- Tools for developing and deploying Web services.

This title is a high-speed tutorial and handy quick reference to the APIs for implementing web services in Java. It is intended for Java developers who need to implement Java web services or who need their applications to access existing web services.

This volume offers the experienced Java developer a way into the Web services world. It explains the range of technologies in use and how they relate to Java and shows Java developers how to put them to use to solve real problems.

This book introduces the main ideas and concepts behind core and extended Web services' technologies and provides developers with a primer for each of the major technologies that have emerged in this space.