Chapter 8: Using RPC Style Web Services

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Overview

This chapter discusses using RPC style Web services in an intra-enterprise integration scenario. We are using Web services for J2EE as provided with IBM WebSphere Application Server base V5.0.2 in this scenario.

This chapter describes the following:

• An overview of the ABC Electronics sample application, which we use to demonstrate the different scenarios.

• Design issues to be considered when using RPC style Web services and the design applied to our RPC based Web services.

• Creating a Web service provider and requester using Web Services for J2EE.

• Quality of Service capabilities for Web services.

• Best practices for Web services.

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