Parlay X provides access to a powerful set of telecommunications functions, but is server-based and can sometimes be tricky to use. It also requires developers to learn a new programming environment.

Ericsson Mobility World's Parlay X JAX-WS kit is the link between Parlay X and JAX-WS, and allows programmers to work in a familiar Java-based environment. This is the first open standard API solution for the Parlay X web services client.

JAX-WS (Java API for XML Web Services) is the new standard for Java web services to come out of the Java Community Process, and replaces the Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC). It will be included in the Java 6.0 release at the end of 2006, but until then, it can be used in Java 5 by installing the Java Web Services Developer Pack 2.0.

Additionally, the Parlay X JAX-WS kit uses Ant, the open-source build tool, and is therefore IDE-independent. The kit was developed using the Netbeans IDE 5.0, which can be used to open the project.

This kit allows for a quick start in Parlay X client development and understanding of Parlay X web services in Java.

Peter Yeung, chief strategist for service creation at Ericsson Mobility World Developer Program, says: "We are using the latest and greatest web-services technology for Java to enable Parlay X development. It's easy to use, so you can just concentrate on your applications."

It consists of:

• Quick-start documentation
• Open-example code classes per Parlay X use-case. These classes can be incorporated into applications as ready-to-use encapsulated Java classes without knowledge of the JAX-WS API or the Parlay X web-service standard
• Use cases supported are:
  • Send SMS messages and get delivery status
  • Send SMS ringtone and logo
  • Receive SMS with start/stop notification
  • Send MMS
  • Receive MMS
  • Get terminal status and start/stop notification
• Fully Ant-based build scripts, with one ANT task per Parlay X use-case. Additional ANT tasks are included to generate API stubs, JAR lib file, Javadoc (for the stubs) and to back up projects
• Netbeans IDE 5.0 project support
• JAX-WS API from the SUN JWSDP 2.0
• WSDL files are included for Parlay X Web services quick start.

Download the Parlay X JAX-WS kit:
Parlay X JAX-WS kit
Web Service Creation Kit (contains a comprehensive developer’s guide for the Parlay X JAX-WS kit)

By John Maxwell Hobbs