SOAP is a lightweight protocol for exchange of information in a decentralized, distributed environment. It is an XML based protocol that consists of three parts: an envelope that defines a framework for describing what is in a message and how to process it, a set of encoding rules for expressing instances of application-defined datatypes, and a convention for representing remote procedure calls and responses.
DB/XML Transform provides a powerful engine for bi-directional data transformation between XML, database and text formats. It has the unique ability to transform and flow data between an unprecedented range of formats including: database to XML, XML to database, database to text, text to database, text to XML, XML to text, database to database, XML to XML and text to text. With comprehensive data transformation capabilities and out-of-the-box flexibility, DB/XML Transform allows companies to effectively communicate information across their enterprise and beyond.
The easyXML Bean Suite provides the functionality to develop Java applications for processing XML (eXtensible Markup Language) documents. It can also be used for adding XML support to existing applications.