Beginning Java Web Services [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Henry Bequet (Author), Meeraj Kunnumpurath (Author), Sean Rhody (Author), Andre Tost (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002

Web services are no longer a nascent technology in the programming industry; every major software vendor is rolling out web services-related APIs and products. Today Java developers are successfully adopting web services as the latest technology in application development in order to enable cross-application communication for distributed applications. This book will help you to join their ranks.

Packed with clear explanations and hands-on examples, Beginning Java Web Services teaches you how to productively build web services with Java. Through an understanding of the underlying principles of web services, you will learn how web services actually work and how to apply that knowledge for real use.

You will be introduced to many of the web services APIs and specifications, including XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI. In addition, the book demonstrates how commercial vendors, such as IBM and BEA, are simplifying web services development.

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From the Publisher

This book is for Java developers who need to get started with developing web services with Java. No knowledge of web services or XML is required; however familiarity with web-based Java programming would be advantageous.

Product Details

• Paperback: 411 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press; 1st edition (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861007531
• ISBN-13: 978-1861007537
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,557,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Location of source code download, June 28, 2005

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John Jowers (Detroit MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Java Web Services (Paperback)

I have been able to locate where to obtain the source code for Beginning Java Web Services:

http://support.apress.com/books.asp?s=0&bID=1861007531

Don't go to www.apress.com because a search by ISBN comes up empty. You have to go to support.apress.com.

Wiley customer support, which is who you contact using the link from www.wrox.com, provided the following information:

"The former Wrox Press Company was liquidated in the Spring of 2003 and the assets (books) were sold to various companies. Wiley acquired 34 of the over 350 books in the liquidation proceedings. You'll find a complete list of books now owned by Wiley at http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-105077.html

If your book is not listed there, it may have been acquired by A Press at http://www.apress.com. Source code for the books purchased by A Press can be found at http://support.apress.com."

I am still at a loss as to why I had to make an inquiry on the wrox.com site to obtain this information. To continue to have a wrox.com website and not maintain references to all materials, where ever they may be, is a disservice to Wrox customers, and I would suggest the maintainers of the Wrox website put information about where information/downloads on all Wrox books can be found, regardless of who now owns the rights.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good read, November 2, 2002

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Mark Curphey (Seattle, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Java Web Services (Paperback)

I have really grown to like Wrox books. The beginning series lets me get a basic knowledge and the pro series lets me delve into details when I want to learn more.

I bought this one as I wanted good examples of code, a good overview and specific information about web services security. It covers web services security well, is suprisingly up to date is well written in my opinion.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beginning Java Web Services, October 27, 2004

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Mr. OJ Oyewole (London, England, UK.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beginning Java Web Services (Paperback)

The book itself is excellent, with all manner of examples and descriptions. However, the publishers let them down. If you go to the Wrox site (www.wrox.com) as of today (27th October 2004), you will not find any reference to the book anywhere on their site. Not even when you try to search for the book by ISBN number; as such all the examples provided with the book are unavailable for download.