The practical, start-to-finish guide to developing Web Services for enterprise production environments.-- Presents detailed programming examples drawn from Java, C++, C, Visual Basic, and COBOL.
-- Covers key enterprise issues such as testing, performance, interoperability, scalability, and schema management.
-- Includes a detailed financial services case study showing how the same application can be delivered via Internet, call center, mobile, and interactive voice recognition technologies.
The Web Services paradigm offers enterprise developers powerful new options, but few developers have experience building enterprise-class production Web Services. This book shows them how. Through practical examples based on actual enterprise projects, it covers every facet of enterprise Web Services development, from architecture to security, project management to performance. He introduces each key technology driving Web services, including SOAP, WSDL, SAX, and DOM; then offers detailed programming examples drawing on Java, C++, Visual Basic, and several other languages. He addresses issues unique to large projects, including testing, schema management, interoperability, scalability, and performance. The book also contains a comprehensive enterprise case a large multi-channel banking project where Web Services were used to provide access via Internet, call center, mobile, and interactive voice recognition technologies. Includes CD-ROM containing 30-day trial version of The Shinka Business Integration Platform.