J2EE™ Web Services is a comprehensive guide to developing and deploying Web services using J2EE technology. Concentrating on standards sanctioned by the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) for maximum interoperability, the author delves into Web-service standards and the J2EE 1.4 Web-service APIs and components with clear and engaging discussions. Salient Features* Covers J2EE, XML, XSD and JAXP (the Java XML API) Web Services, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, Web Services Security and Interoperability* Brings Java developers up to speed on developing Web Services applications using J2EE technologies and APIs Table of Contents An Overview of J2EE 1.4 Web Services. XML Basics. The W3C XML schema language. SOAP AND WSDL. SOAP. WSDL. UDDI. The UDDI Data Structures. The UDDI Inquiry API. The UDDI Publishing API. JAX-RPC. JAX-RPC Overview. JAX-RPC Service Endpoints. JAX-RPC EJB Endpoints. JAX-RPC Client APIs. SAAJ. Message Handlers. Mapping Java to WSDL and XML. JAXR. Getting Started with JAXR. The JAXR Business Objects. The JAXR Technical Objects. The JAXR Inquiry and Publishing APIs. JAXP. SAX2. DOM 2. DEPLOYMENT. J2EE Deployment. Web Service Descriptors. JAX-RPC Mapping Files.