Build robust, scalable, end-to-end business solutions with J2EE™ Web Services.

This is the definitive practitioner's guide to building enterprise-class J2EE Web Services that integrate with any B2B application and interoperate with any legacy system. Sun senior architect Ray Lai introduces 25 vendor-independent architectural patterns and best practices for designing Web Services that deliver outstanding performance, scalability, and reliability. Lai takes you to the frontiers of emerging Web Services technologies, showing how to make the most of today's leading-edge tools, from Java Web Services Developer Pack to Apache Axis. Coverage includes:

* Web Services: making the business case, and overcoming the technical and business challenges
* Real-life examples and scenarios, and a start-to-finish application case study
* Expert guidance on reducing risk and avoiding implementation pitfalls
* Building complete business solutions with rich messaging and workflow collaboration
* Mainframe interoperability and B2B integration within and beyond the enterprise
* Framework and methodology to develop your Web Services patterns and best practices
* Up-to-the-minute coverage of Web Services security
* New applications: service consolidation, wireless, and more
* An extensive library of links to Web resources, reference material, and vendors