it can be difficult for developers, architects, and managers to keep up with new software packages and releases. this can be especially true with fast moving technologies like web services. this article provides an overview of the main technologies that comprise the java web services developer pack (java wsdp). for more in-depth knowledge of the wsdp, simply download it and walk through the examples or complete the java web services tutorial.
in an effort to standardize xml and web services-related technologies, sun microsystems has developed implementations of popular standards and published them under the umbrella title of the wsdp. the toolkits stated purpose is to simplify the development, testing, and deployment of secure and interoperable web services. version 1.5 is the latest release of the wsdp and contains many updates to existing technologies, new features, and a collection of bug fixes. this article will examine the main technologies provided in the wsdp and review their purpose and status.
downloading/installing the java wsdp 1.5
the wsdp can be downloaded freely from suns wsdp site at http://java.sun.com/webservices/downloads/webservicespack.html.on the server side, the wsdp runs within a container (websphere, jboss, weblogic, sunone). sun provides downloads for wsdp-ready containers from its site, including its own sun java system application server and tomcat. since the licensing is free and open, tomcat is a good place to start. sun offers a download of tomcat for ... 下一页