“An outstanding depth-and-breadth resource for IT architects and Java professionals to understand and apply the marriage of SOA and modern Java.”

-- Antonio Bruno, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy, digitalStrom

“A great self-contained book on SOA using flexible Java implementations....”

-- Roger Stoffers, Hewlett Packard

“Provides clarity on abstract concepts and is filled with concrete examples of implementing SOA principles in Java environments.”

-- Sanjay Singh, Certified SOA Architect

“...provides a holistic, comprehensive view on leveraging SOA principles and architecture for building and deploying performant Java services.”

-- Suzanne D’Souza, KBACE Technologies

“Thomas Erl’s series of books on services technology have shaped, influenced, and strengthened a whole community of enterprise and solution architects’ thinking and solution development, and the much awaited SOA with Java book is an excellent addition to the series. It is a must-read.”

-- Lalatendu Rath, Wipro Technologies

The Definitive Guide to Building Service-Oriented Solutions with Lightweight and Mainstream Java Technologies

Java has evolved into an exceptional platform for building Web-based enterprise services. In SOA with Java, Thomas Erl and several world-class experts guide you in mastering the principles, best practices, and Java technologies you need to design and deliver high-value services and service-oriented solutions.

You’ll learn how to implement SOA with lightweight frameworks, mainstream Java services technologies, and contemporary specifications and standards. To demonstrate real-world examples, the authors present multiple case study scenarios. They further demystify complex concepts with a plain-English writing style. This book will be valuable to all developers, analysts, architects, and other IT professionals who want to design and implement Web-based service-oriented architectures and enterprise solutions with Java technologies.

Topic Areas

• Applying modern service-orientation principles to modern Java technology platforms


• Leveraging Java infrastructure extensions relevant to service-oriented solutions


• Exploring key concepts associated with SOA and service-orientation within the context of Java


• Reviewing relevant Java platforms, technologies, and APIs


• Understanding the standards and conventions that REST and SOAP services are built upon in relation to Java implementations


• Building Java Web-based services with JAX-WS and JAX-RS


• Applying the eight key principles of service-orientation design using Java tools and technologies


• Creating Java utility services: architectural, design, and implementation issues


• Constructing effective entity services: service contracts, messages, data access, and processing


• Constructing task services, including detailed guidance on service composition


• Using ESBs to support infrastructure requirements in complex services ecosystems