Java Web Development Illuminated is the ideal text for those interested in enterprise-level programming and covers such topics as XML, Java and Java Web Services, and SOAP. The text introduces students to the concepts of building web-distributed applications using these technologies, and helps them build the skills needed through numerous examples, projects, case studies, and hands-on examples. Java Web Development Illuminated focuses on the use of Open Source technologies to teach the fundamental concepts, and uses readily available Open Source products, included on the text's website as the basis for all of the hands-on labs and examples.