J2EE Platform Web Services
by Ray Lai
2020-11-23 18:48:00
J2EE Platform Web Services
by Ray Lai
2020-11-23 18:48:00
Foreword This book is about big ideas and fine details--the possible and the practical. Amid thehype surrounding Web services, the central question is this: When will we get there?The answer, as you'll see in the following pages, is that we're alread...
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Foreword This book is about big ideas and fine details--the possible and the practical. Amid thehype surrounding Web services, the central question is this: When will we get there?The answer, as you'll see in the following pages, is that we're already there--andstill have a long way to go. By now, the vision is almost universal: Emerging standards will increase the Internet'sability to deliver exactly what we need, precisely when we need it. Indeed, the conveniences are fun to imagine: Your car's navigation system checkingyour calendar to see where you want to go next and showing you the best way toget through traffic. Your flight delay triggering a change in your dinner reservation andan instant notification on your wireless phone or pager. In this book, that vision of the future is at once tempered and validated with examplesof present-day projects. In other words, nirvana may be a ways off, but companiesare already deploying less complex Web services to eliminate steps and lowercosts. This is a book for true practitioners. By that I mean not the dilettantes but the doers.It's for those interested in designing and implementing Web services now--andpreparing for new opportunities on the horizon. At Sun Microsystems, we believe that Web services are only partly about technology.The real starting point is identifying existing resources and mapping them to thedifferent communities you deal with day to day--customers, partners, suppliers, yourown employees. Once you know who needs access to what, you'll have a clear indication of the kindsof services you should offer--to boost employee productivity, streamline the supplychain, or personalize your marketing efforts. Then it's simply a matter of prioritizing: Which services have the most value to your constituents? Which offer you the bestpayback? This book can help you turn your vision into a reality. --Jonathan Schwartz, Executive Vice President, Software, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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