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EJB, J2EE, and XML Web Services Expertise Developers Guide to Building XML-based Web Services with the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) By James Kao June 2001 Prepared for Sun Microsystems, Inc. Developers Guide to Building XML-based Web Services with the Java 2 Enterprise Edition Page 1 © 2001 The Middleware Company · Table of Contents I. Executive Summary 3 II. Introduction 3 III. Overview 3 IV. Client Tier Connectivity5 Business Partner Connectivity6 Thin Client Connectivity14 Thick Client Connectivity 15 V. Implementing Web Services15 Data Translation and Transformation15 Shared Context 16 Business Layer 16 VI. Performing Back-End Integration18 Database Connectivity19 Legacy System Connectivity19 Business Partner Connectivity19 VIII. Conclusion21 Developers Guide to Building XML-based Web Services with the Java 2 Enterprise Edition Page 2 © 2001 The Middleware Company · I. Executive Summary Web services using XML standards is a new paradigm in the way B2B collaborations are modeled. It provides a conceptual and architectural foundation which can be implemented using a variety of platforms and products. Today, developers can use the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) to build XML-based web services. They can leverage existing J2EE technologies to build a complete and fully interoperable web service that complies with XML standards. Without radical reengineering, and without rebuilding a proven J2EE system, developers can construct complex and powerful web services applications. II. Introduction A web service is an application that accepts requests from other systems across the Internet or an Intranet, mediated by lightweight, vendor-neutral communications technologies. These communications technologies allow any network-enabled systems to interact. As technologies matur