I’m pretty excited about the recent release of JAX-WS 2.1. The 2.1 build is a complete re-architecture aimed at performance and extensibility and the JAX-WS team has been working on it for nearly a year. They have FINALLY shed the old JAX-RPC skin and done a full redesign. The new release also includes WS-Addressing support and JAXB 2.1 support.

I’m also very interested in the on-going work on the Eclipse SOA Tools Project (STP). I haven’t gotten an opportunity to play with it yet, but it looks to be pretty extensive. I also like that it is built around JAX-WS.