The units-conversion Web service, which I’ve named UC, consists of four functions for converting between centimeters and inches and between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. Although this ...

Parts 1 through 3 of this four-part series on developing Web services in Java SE first presented an overview of Web services and Java SE’s support for developing them. The series then focused on ...

Sun Microsystems has launched new software tools to bolster its Web services strategy. Sun executives said Friday that the company has released a starter kit, which features a tutorial and development ...

The software, code-named Indigo, is the next generation of Microsoft’s .Net Web services product. The company is expected to disclose more details at its Professional Developer’s Conference in Los ...

A revision to a much-anticipated Java standard will be delayed about three months in order to comply with guidelines designed to keep Web services interoperable. Sun Microsystems, which controls the ...

Follow the essential steps to download Java 21, configure Windows environment variables, update PATH, and confirm that the JDK is working. Learn how JAR files relate to ZIP archives, how to extract ...

Certainly, Java has a challenge in the sense that it has not yet standardized around a Web services model. I think its going to get there, but—and I think rightly so—none of the vendors on this call ...

Some industry observers said they believe Web services, with their open standards, could eventually replace Java technology. But at the JavaOne developer conference in San Francisco late last month, ...

I'm currently working on a project (using PowerBuilder 10.2) that needs to consume web services. The application is in a production state and is being used, but there are some issues with web service ...

As a single, easy-to-use entry point for employees, customers and business partners, portals have proved to be effective, if somewhat limited in their capabilities. Linking back-end applications to a ...

This eternal struggle between innovation and pragmatism is rapidly coming to the fore as software companies follow a well-worn path by hyping Web services into the stratosphere. This year, anybody who ...

Microsoft hopes to turn up the heat on its Java rivals with plans for new software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications. The software, code-named Indigo, is the ...