Professional Open Source Web Services

Web Services is a new paradigm and probably one of the most discussed subjects amongst the IT solution providers. It is a simple concept that enables grand integration of various blocks of existing web infrastructure. It uses XML based messaging standards like SOAP, WSDL, UDDI which will provide solutions to the industry for many more years. Open Source products like Linux, Apache, Perl, PHP are popular robust parts of web infrastructure. The rising need of SOAP based web services has prompted the development of libraries for various open source languages in line with some industry efforts around .NET and J2EE framework.
What does this book cover?

• A comprehensive discussion of Web Services Architecture and chemistry behind it
• XML based messaging standards like XML-RPC, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI and their details
• SOAP implementations in various languages like Perl, Java, PHP, C++, Ruby and Python with real world examples
• In depth coverage of Web Services using Apache AXIS and SOAP::Lite
• Case study of designing web services from legacy application
• Enabling Web Services in java applets and devices using Open Source product kSOAP
• A complete chapter on Web Services security considerations and developing secure web services since E-Commerce relies heavily upon security

• Chapter 1: Web Services, an Introduction
• Chapter 2: Web Services Architecture
• Chapter 3: Exploring SOAP, WSDL and UDDI
• Chapter 4: Apache and SOAP
• Chapter 5: Web Services Security
• Chapter 6: Perl and SOAP::Lite
• Chapter 7: Python and web services
• Chapter 8: PHP and web services
• Chapter 9: Web Services using c++
• Chapter 10: Other SOAP implementations
• Chapter 11: Case study: Designing Webservice from legacy modules