Summary

Because Axis is still under development and only at an alpha stage, you should consult the Axis Web site and documentation for the latest features and APIs. We hope this chapter has provided you with a basic understanding of what Axis is, how it works, and how you can use it for new Web services as well as leverage it to access existing IT assets and resources with minimal work. In Chapter 5, we'll focus on how to use SOAP (and in particular Axis) in some scenarios that go beyond simply invoking a Web service; these scenarios are more like the real world and deal with the issues that companies face every day.