Java Web services : up and running / Martin Kalin, O’Reilly, 2009
“This quick, practical, and thorough introduction to Java web services — the JAX-WS and JAX-RS APIs — offers a mix of architectural overview, complete working code examples, and short yet precise instructions for compiling, deploying, and executing a sample application. You’ll not only learn how to write web services from scratch, but also how to integrate existing services into your Java applications. ” — from O’Reilly site.