Apache CXF
Apache CXF is an open-source services framework that simplifies the development and consumption of various types of services, including SOAP-based web services, RESTful services, and other service styles. It provides a robust, extensible, and standards-compliant framework that abstracts away…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2007
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Apache CXF was created to address the significant fragmentation and complexity in the Java web services landscape of the mid-2000s. Before CXF, developers struggled with disparate, often incompatible, and complex implementations of SOAP and other web service standards, making integration and maintenance cumbersome. CXF aimed to provide a unified, robust, and standards-compliant framework that simplified the development, deployment, and consumption of services across various protocols and data formats.
- Platforms
- Windows, JVM (Java Virtual Machine), macOS, Linux, Unix
Related technologies
Notable users
- Large enterprises (e.g., financial services, government, telecommunications)
- Organizations with substantial investments in Java EE and SOA
- Companies utilizing JBoss EAP or IBM WebSphere for their application infrastructure