Summary

This chapter described using JAXM with SOAP remote providers. From the client's perspective, the functionality is similar to that of using point-to-point protocols. But using remote providers involves creating a specialized servlet, which is invoked each time a SOAP message is received.

As we demonstrated in this chapter, the end result of this approach is the creation of a messaging server for processing SOAP messages. For the right type of transaction, this loosely coupled, asynchronous approach to communication between objects may be the best approach to communication. Using SOAP for the protocol provides interoperability not only with other J2EE applications and components, but with components developed using other technologies (for ...

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