webMethods Glue

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

Developers use the Java-based product to add enterprise web services integration to legacy applications with reduced programming effort.^[1] It is an embeddable product (small footprint^[2]) that turns a non-web service application into one that exposes its functionality as a web services.^[3] Similar to the open source Apache Axis, the Glue product provides a layer of web service interoperability with existing applications.^[4]

Product features

webMethods Glue features include:^[2]^[5]

Little or no coding to expose application functionality as a web service
Standalone operation if required (does not need 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] They released it in two forms: a free, unsupported "standard" version, and a company-supported but commercially licensed "professional" edition.^[4]^[7]

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

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

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

Release history

GLUE 3.0 - Aug 2002 ^[4]
GLUE 4.0 - April 2003 ^[11]^[12]
GLUE 4.1 - June 2003 ^[7]^[13]

Technologies/standards

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

References

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