Why is Java Web Services so Hard?

Many Java developers find the Java Web Services APIs (e.g., JAX-WS, JAXB) difficult to work with. This post examines the reasons and points to some solutions.
Hansen Joins REST Expert Group

Javector Software's president, Mark Hansen, has joined the JSR-311: JAX-RS Expert Group. The group is tasked with defining the Java API for RESTful Web Services.


SOA-J Available on SourceForge

Javector Software has been working on a WSDL-centric approach to creating and managing Java Web Services. The result, SOA-J, described in Chapter 11 of the book SOA with Java Web Services, is now hosted as an open source project with SourceForge.


Javector Opens Bangalore Office

Javector Software has opened an office in Bangalore, India. The Bangalore office will serve as a software development center providing Java programming services for Javector clients.