Designing Web Services with the J2EE 1.4 Platform: JAX-RPC, SOAP, and XML Technologies (Java (Prentice Hall))

This authoritative guide -- written by members of the Java BluePrints team at Sun Microsystems -- spells out the proven best practices for designing and developing enterprise-level Web services using J2EE 1.4. Web services are key for business-to-business interaction and enterprise application integration. This in-depth book provides all the information and advice that every developer needs to know in order to design and integrate effective web services with the new J2EE 1.4 platform. The Java BluePrints team has written extensively on J2EE enterprise applications, developed and documented design patterns, and has developed two sample applications to illustrate their guidelines and recommendations. All of their best information is shared through this supremely useful new book.