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Web services are web-based enterprise applications that use open, XML-based standards and transport protocols to exchange data with clients.

These are the Java technology APIs for web services that are included in Java SE 6:

Name	Version	Package	More Information
Java API for XML Web Services (JAXWS)	2.0	javax.xml.ws	JAXWS Home Page
Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)	2.0	javax.xml.bind	JAXB Guide
SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ)	1.3	javax.xml.soap	SAAJ Home Page
Java Web Services Metadata (JSR 181)	1.0	javax.jws	JSR 181

These APIs are also available as separate downloads for J2SE 1.4.2 and J2SE 5.0 at the Java Web Services home page and are included in the open-source Java EE 5-compliant application server at Project GlassFish.

Java SE 6 also contains command line tools to assist you in creating web services. Please see Web Services Tools for more information.

See Also:
Web Services Essentials
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SOAP FAQ
JAXB FAQ
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