The Java Web Services Tutorial is a beginner's guide to developing Web services and Web applications using the Java Web Services Developer Pack (Java WSDP). The Java WSDP is an all-in-one download containing key technologies (Java Servlets, JSP, JSTL, Java XML pack) to simplify building of Web services using the Java 2 Platform. The book's content and layout follows in the tradition of other Java Series Tutorials.

The market for information on Web services is huge. This is the future of computing on the web, the backoffice and all technology areas. An ideal combination, XML and the Java platform have come to play a central role in Web services. In fact, the advantages offered by the Java APIs for XML and the J2EE platform make the two technologies extremely well-suited for deploying Web services. This book explains how to get your Web services deployments built, running and tuned.