Web Services Tutorial from SUN

http://java.sun.com/webservices/docs/2.0/tutorial/doc/

The Java Web Services Tutorial addresses the following technology areas:

The Java Architecture for XML Web Services (JAX-WS)
The Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)
The StAX APIs and the Sun Java Streaming XML Parser implementation
SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ)
The Java Architecture for XML Registries
XML Digital Signature
Security in the Web Tier

Section 7: Java EE Web Services

7.1 Identify the characteristics of and the services and APIs included in the Java EE platform.

7.2 Explain the benefits of using the Java EE platform for creating and deploying Web service applications.

7.3 Describe the functions and capabilities of the JAXP, DOM, SAX, StAX, JAXR, JAXB, JAX-WS and SAAJ in the Java EE platform.

7.4 Describe the role of the WS-I Basic Profile when designing Java EE Web services.

Section 5: REST, JSON, SOAP and XML Processing APIs (JAXP, JAXB and SAAJ)

5.1 Describe the characteristics of REST Web Services.

Tutorial:

• NetBeans 6.x: http://www.netbeans.org/kb/61/websvc/rest.html
  

5.2 Describe the characteristics of JSON Web Services.

5.3 Compare SAOP web services to REST Web Services.

5.4 Compare SAOP web services to JSON Web Services.

5.5 Describe the functions and capabilities of the APIs included within JAXP.

5.6 Describe the functions and capabilities of JAXB, including the JAXB process flow, such as XML-to-Java and Java-to-XML, and the binding and validation mechanisms provided by JAXB.

5.7 Create and use a SOAP message with attachments using the SAAJ APIs.