Who This Book is Written For

This book was written for software architects, Web designers, and application developers. Whether you have started playing with the tools available for building Web services or are still looking for time to catch up with XML, this book will provide you with a good foundation to start designing and building Web services.

I have included both Java and Visual Basic examples in this book for the sake of reaching architects and developers from various backgrounds. Web services do not discriminate between platforms, tools, or environments, and neither does this book.