webMethods Glue
webMethods Glue is an enterprise web services platform from webMethods. It provides web services/SOAP capabilities to existing Java and C/C++ applications.[1]
Developers use the Java-based product to add enterprise web services integration to legacy applications with reduced programming effort.[1] It is an embeddable product (small footprint[2]) that turns a non-web service application into one that exposes its functionality as a web services.[3] Similar to the open source Apache Axis, the Glue product provides a layer of web service interoperability with existing applications.[4]
Product features
[edit]webMethods Glue features include:[2][5]
- Little or no coding to expose application functionality as a web service
- Standalone operation if required (does not need an application server)
- Fast local messaging
- Transparent Java/XML integration
- Web services standards support
- Small memory footprint
Product history
[edit]Created by The Mind Electric, GLUE—as it was then named—was the company's flagship product.[6] They released it in two forms: a free, unsupported "standard" version, and a company-supported but commercially licensed "professional" edition.[4][7]
In September 2003 GLUE featured in a Microsoft Press book, Microsoft .NET and J2EE Interoperability Toolkit.[8]
webMethods acquired the product as part of its merger with The Mind Electric.[6] The merger resulted in rebranding the product with the webMethods prefix to become webMethods Glue.[9]
The webMethods Glue product 6.5.x maintenance ended on May 31, 2010, and support ended a year later.[10]
Release history
[edit]Technologies and standards
[edit]HTTP, Servlets, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c webMethods web services Development
- ^ a b orielly 2001 article on GLUE
- ^ webMethods to offer OEM license of Glue
- ^ a b c Glue3.0 release article
- ^ Glue detailed feature list
- ^ a b cnet article "WebMethods buys a new direction"
- ^ a b Glue 4.1 released Article
- ^ Glue featured in Microsoft Press book
- ^ webMethods Press release on The Mind Electric takeover
- ^ webMethods press release on the product end of life
- ^ The Server Side Glue4.0 announcement
- ^ Announcing Glue 4.0
- ^ The Serverside Glue 4.1 announcement