J2EE platform Web Services

Author: (USA) Lai (Lai/R.) / Zhou Bin et al.
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Enterprise-level J2EE Web Services technology enables integration with any B2B application and interoperability with any legacy system. This book is an authoritative technical guide for building enterprise-level J2EE Web Services. Senior Architect Ray Lai from SUN introduces 25 vendor-neutral architectural patterns in this book, discussing successful practices for designing high-performance, scalable, and reliable Web Services. Lai takes readers to the forefront of Web Services technology, demonstrating how to use the latest tools, including Java Web Services Developer Pack and Apache Axis. This book covers the following topics:
· Web Services: Creating enterprise cases, overcoming technical and business challenges;
· Real-world examples and scenarios, along with an ongoing case study;
· Expert advice to reduce risks and avoid implementation pitfalls;
· Building comprehensive business solutions through message passing and workflow collaboration;
· Host interoperability and B2B integration within and across enterprise boundaries;
· Frameworks and methodologies for developing Web Services patterns and successful practices;
· New Web Services security technologies;
· New applications, including service composition and wireless applications;
· Extensive resources on Web resources, references, and software vendors.
Whether you are a system architect, project manager, or developer, the practices, patterns, and technologies mentioned above are essential elements for successfully developing various Web Services in an enterprise environment. For enterprises looking to revolutionize the process of providing services to customers, partners, and employees through Web Services technology, this book offers strong support and assistance. Build robust, scalable, and end-to-end commercial solutions using J2EE platform Web Services technology. For any serious Web Services developer, Ray Lai's J2EE Platform Web Services is an indispensable book. It provides a detailed exploration of Web Services technology under the J2EE platform architecture.
—Larry Tabb, Senior Strategy Advisor, TowerGroup
This book is written for true Web Services practitioners—it is specifically aimed at those currently designing and implementing Web Services and preparing to embrace new opportunities and challenges.
—Jonathan Schwartz, Executive Vice President, SUN
This book is a powerful work on how to build Web Services on the J2EE platform. It thoroughly explores the latest standards, technologies, and implementation platforms of Web Services, as well as their real-world applications. It specifically introduces how to build the architecture of Web Services systems, summarizing many practical and vendor-neutral design patterns. It clearly explains how to integrate legacy systems within and across enterprises based on Web Services technology. It analyzes the features of existing industry tools and solutions for new Web Services security features and solutions. Based on practical cases of building enterprise-level Web Services systems using J2EE technology, it points out the potential future directions of Web Services technology. Overall, it provides excellent guidance on the practical application of Web Services technology in enterprise computing. Whether you are a software architect, designer, project manager, or programmer, you can gain insights from the combined discussion of theory and practice in this book.
From the perspective of content features, this book is also an outstanding choice for researchers, university teachers, and students dedicated to this technology field!