WebMethods Glue

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webMethods Glue is an enterprise web services platform from webMethods to provide web services/SOAP capabilities to existing Java and C/C++ applications.[1]

The Java based product enables developers to add enterprise web services integration to their legacy applications with little or no programming effort.[1] It is intended as an embeddable product (small footprint[2]) to quickly turn a non web service enabled application into one which exposes functionality as web services.[3] Similar to the open source Apache Axis, the Glue product is about providing a layer of web service operability with existing applications.[4]

Product features

The following are the features of webMethods Glue[2][5]

  • little or no coding to expose application functionality as webServices
  • standalone operation if required (does not require an application server)
  • fast local messaging
  • transparent Java/XML integration
  • web services standards support
  • small memory footprint

Product history

Created by The Mind Electric, GLUE as it was then named was the company's flagship product.[6] It was released in two flavours: the free unsupported "Standard" version and the company supported but commercial licensed "Professional" edition.[4][7]

In September 2003 GLUE featured in a Microsoft Press book titled "Microsoft .NET and J2EE Interoperability Toolkit.".[8]

The product was acquired by webMethods as part of the merger with The Mind Electric.[6] The merger resulted in a rebranding of the product with the webMethods prefix to become "webMethods Glue".[9]

The webMethods Glue product 6.5.x maintenance was ended on May 31 2010, and support was ended a year later.[10]

Release history

Technologies/standards

HTTP, Servlets, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 webMethods web services Development
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 orielly 2001 article on GLUE
  3. ↑ webMethods to offer OEM license of Glue
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Glue3.0 release article
  5. ↑ Glue detailed feature list
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 cnet article "WebMethods buys a new direction"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Glue 4.1 released Article
  8. ↑ Glue featured in Microsoft Press book
  9. ↑ webMethods Press release on The Mind Electric takeover
  10. ↑ webMethods press release on the product end of life
  11. ↑ The Server Side Glue4.0 announcement
  12. ↑ Announcing Glue 4.0
  13. ↑ The Serverside Glue 4.1 announcement
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