webMethods Glue is an enterprise

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. It provides web services/

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capabilities to existing

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and C/ C++ applications.webMethods web services Development
/ref> Developers use the Java-based product to add enterprise web services integration to legacy applications with reduced programming effort. It is an embeddable product (small footprintorielly 2001 article on GLUE
/ref>) that turns a non-web service application into one that exposes its functionality as a web services.webMethods to offer OEM license of Glue
/ref> Similar to the open source

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, the Glue product provides a layer of web service interoperability with existing applications.Glue3.0 release article
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Product features

webMethods Glue features include:Glue detailed feature list
/ref> * 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

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Product history

Created by The Mind Electric, GLUE—as it was then named—was the company's flagship product. They released it in two forms: a free, unsupported "standard" version, and a company-supported but commercially licensed "professional" edition.Glue 4.1 released Article
/ref> In September 2003 GLUE featured in a Microsoft Press book, ''Microsoft .NET and J2EE Interoperability Toolkit.''
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acquired the product as part of its merger with The Mind Electric.cnet article "WebMethods buys a new direction"
/ref> The merger resulted in rebranding the product with the webMethods prefix to become ''webMethods Glue''.webMethods Press release on The Mind Electric takeover
/ref> The webMethods Glue product 6.5.x maintenance ended on May 31, 2010, and support ended a year later.
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Release history

* GLUE 3.0 - Aug 2002 * GLUE 4.0 - April 2003 The Server Side Glue4.0 announcement
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/ref> * GLUE 4.1 - June 2003 The Serverside Glue 4.1 announcement
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Technologies and standards

HTTP, Servlets, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI

References

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