Chapter 32. An Introduction to J2EE Web Services for WebSphere

Web services promise to revolutionize the Internet by enabling integration of requests for services across a number of vendors. However, achieving this promise will not be without challenge. Web services are defined by a number of different specifications. This implementation of these specifications varies depending on the vendor and version of the application server, including WAS. There is also significant variability across the tools supporting the development, deployment, and use of Web services including WSAD tools. The result is a conglomeration of technology that can often confuse and overwhelm the software developer.

Amid all the confusion, we may forget to ask ourselves the ...

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