I'm confused.  They want Java, or they want a web service / servlet?

I don't see the need for a full web service for five little fields.  Can
you just open a socket with java and stuff five fields down the pipe?
There server will need a deamonized Java program listening on a port,
but that's just as easy.  Put the configuration info inside the JAR file
as a resource, and you're done.

'Course, I could be wrong about what you are trying to do....

Hi,
If you want to use something simple without conifg/depyoment problem,
axis isn't a good choise. Try something like XFire (
http://xfire.codehaus.org ).
I also don't agree that webservice is an overkill, it makes some stuff
simpler. You don't have to parse any http request, you just create POJO
with functionality you want to expose and write 1 file which tells what
object you want to expose ( looks simpler to me then parsing requests
and you don't have to write any webserwice related code ). Performace
isn't also a problem if you use Stax based websersice engines like
XFire or Axis 2.

You don't need to use full J2EE server,  anything  able to run servlet
is enough, like tomcat, orion or jetty. ( you can even run it as
standalone app, sice XFire can use emeded jetty server :)

Homer napisal(a):