In this article we are going to discuss how to use the Axis2 code generation tool to generate client side code that invokes the Amazon EC2 cloud APIs. We'll also look at how to set up that code to invoke a remote service.

Explore how to process Axiom and how to serialize Axiom into an output stream. Also learn to use the Axiom APIs for processing SOAP.

Apache AXIOM (AXis2 Object Model) is a pull-based, XML Infoset-compliant object model that supports on-demand building of the object tree. Learn the basis of Axiom and how to use it.

Gain a clear understanding of Axis2's static data hierarchy, how it's configured, and how to work with it.

Learn how to embed Apache Axis2 into your J2EE application to take full advantage of Web services. You also can provide a Web Service API for your application by using Axis2 and using it to interact with other Web services.

Gain a good understanding on how to expose databases as a Web Service using Axis2.

Learn how to make a web service from a Java class, the role of allowable Java types, and how to use them when writing a POJO application.