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About This Tutorial

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About This Tutorial
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JavaTM Web Services Tutorial is a guide to developing Web applications
with the Java Web Services Developer Pack (Java WSDP). The Java WSDP is an
all-in-one download containing key technologies to simplify building of Web
services using the Java 2 Platform. This tutorial requires a full installation (Typi-
cal) of the Java WSDP, v2.0 with the Sun Java System Application Server Plat-
form Edition 9 (hereafter called the Application Server). Here we cover all the
things you need to know to make the best use of this tutorial.
Who Should Use This Tutorial
This tutorial is intended for programmers who are interested in developing and
deploying Web services and Web applications on the Sun Java System Applica-
tion Server Platform Edition 9.
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with this tutorial you should have a good knowledge of the
Java programming language. A good way to get to that point is to work through
all the basic and some of the specialized trails in The JavaTM Tutorial, Mary
Campione et al., (Addison-Wesley, 2000). In particular, you should be familiar