Next-Gen Web Services

Executive Summary: BEA WebLogic Workshop 2.0 Beta

BEA WebLogic Workshop provides an easy-to-use and well-integrated Web services development platform for Java developers. This version significantly broadens the focus of the tool to include Web forms design and business logic development, although it does not address the demands of EJB developers. Those using BEA WebLogic Server will find it a big productivity booster.

COST ANALYSIS

The WebLogic Workshop tool (licensed on a subscription basis) is quite inexpensive. However, the required WebLogic Server definitely does not come cheap—expect to spend tens of thousands of dollars. Unless WebLogic Server is already in place or on the road map, Workshop is not compelling.

(+) Highly integrated development environment for Web service and Web form development (the latter is new in this release); support for both synchronous and asynchronous Web services.

(-) Requires BEA WebLogic Server to run generated applications; doesnt support the direct creation of session or entity EJBs.

EVALUATION SHORT LIST

www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=index.htm&FP=/content/products/workshop

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