http://axis.apache.org/axis/java/user-guide.html
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Axis is essentially a?SOAP engine?-- a framework for constructing SOAP processors such as clients, servers, gateways, etc.
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But Axis isn't just a SOAP engine -- it also includes:
- a simple stand-alone server,
- a server which plugs into servlet engines such as Tomcat,
- extensive support for the?Web Service Description Language (WSDL),
- emitter tooling that generates Java classes from WSDL.
- some sample programs, and
- a tool for monitoring TCP/IP packets.