Systinet is the leading independent supplier Web services software for SOA. Systinet's standard-based products make it easy to build Java and C++ Web services applications, extend existing integration middleware to support Web services, and publish and discover services so they can be reused. The Systinet suite of products (formerly named WASP) is based on industry-standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. Over 100 clients drawn from the Global 1000 rely of Systinet technology, include Amazon.com, BMC Software, Interwoven, JP Morgan, Motorola, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Societe Generale and T-Mobile.

Mindreef SOAPscope 3.0 is a toolkit-independent Web services diagnostic system for examining, debugging, testing and tuning Web services. New features include:

The Sun Java System Application Server (formerly Sun ONE Application Server) provides a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform) 1.3 and 1.4 compatible platform for developing and delivering Java web services. It integrates a powerful application development environment with the Sun Java Studio Enterprise, that increases developer productivity and speeds overall time to market.

You may already publish dynamic Web pages based on databases and objects, such as an online catalog or shipping tracking system. Internally, you might use such technology to unite functions from different company entities to be displayed on a single page. For instance, employees might see vacation hours displayed on their paystubs, but the information comes out of a database in human resources, while pay information comes from the payroll department. You can already use WebObjects to create such smart Web pages.

The Java Web Services Developer Pack (Java WSDP) is a free integrated toolkit you can use to build, test and deploy XML applications, Web services, and Web applications with the latest Web service technologies and standards implementations.

The Sun ONE Web Services Platform Developer Edition (formerly Sun ONE Developer Platform) is the most complete and integrated environment available for the development of Web service-based, enterprise software applications. It totally redefines the concept of Web services platform by integrating Portal, Network Identity, Application, Integration Server and Developer Tools functionality.

With the release of WS-I Basic Profile, use these two new tools to build and consume compliant Web services using the .NET Framework.

Microsoft MapPoint introduces MapPoint Location Server (MLS), a component of MapPoint Web Service that provides access to location providers such as mobile network operators, and acts as a proxy between applications and the MapPoint Web Service. Find out more how to integrate real-time location information into business applications.

CapeStudio 3 is an Integrated Web Services Environment, simplifying the design, development, integration and deployment of Web Services applications. CapeStudio makes it easy to:

- Design new Web Services from WSDL
- Convert existing Java, EJB and CORBA components into Web Services
- Develop Web Services and client applications
- Link XML documents and Web Services applications using XSLT
- Deploy, test and manage Web Services in our CapeConnect platform

CapeStudio is available on Windows NT/2000, Solaris and Linux and costs $2500/developer. It is available for a free 28-day evaluation from www.capeclear.com

ActiveState Komodo is the award-winning, professional integrated development environment (IDE) for dynamic languages, providing a powerful workspace for editing, debugging and testing your programs. Komodo offers advanced support for Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl and XSLT, and runs on Linux, Solaris and Windows. Komodo's customizable language-aware editor and extensible workspace assist the developer with a supportive yet powerful environment, including source code control integration, web technologies support (including CGI, XML & XSLT), a powerful regular expression toolkit, and comprehensive debugging support.

Visual Perl is a complete plug-in for .NET developers who want to use Perl's strengths for rapid development. Visual Perl features a Web Services Client Proxy generator which uses the same technique as other Visual Studio .NET languages for consuming Web services and a Perl-specific editor that automatically displays methods and calling sequences for Web services based on WSDL URLs.  Visual Perl also includes a graphical debugger that makes it simple to produce robust code; the Regular Expression Toolkit, a unique, visual interface for almost effortless creation and debugging of powerful pattern matching tools; plus professional features such as source code control and full integration with ActiveState's Perl Dev Kit.

Cape Clear has released a new free SOA Editor, which enables programmers to rapidly create, view and edit Services using Web Services Description Language (WSDL). The SOA Editor simplifies the entire process of creating working Services by simplifying WSDL and managing issues such as correct syntax and validation.

PolarLake Web Services Express is a fully-featured enterprise class Web Services platform. It enables the automated creation and deployment of Web Service providers from any existing EJB, Java or COM components.  Using the included PolarLake XML server, it allows the user to create and deploy Web Service providers in minutes, with no code changes, no generated code and no scripts. Graphical wizards are provided to guide users through the development and deployment process, reducing the learning time and skills required.

PolarLake is the first enterprise strength XML server platform and Web Services platform for the Java programmer. PolarLake was developed from the ground up to host XML focused Java applications, and provides a full set of system and network services out of the box as well as a rich and productive environment for the developer. Existing Java, EJB and COM components can be automatically exposed as Web Service providers. Composite Web Services and Web Service consumers can be easily constructed and deployed, with PolarLake adapters handling all SOAP and WSDL-specific processing.