A Java proxy for MS SQL Server Reporting Services

A Java Web application often uses a SQL Server database. SQL Server now comes bundled with a reporting tool, Reporting Services. RS has generated a lot of attention among developers since it first came on the market about a year ago. It is a full-featured reporting tool that includes a WYSIWYG report editor with scripting/programming capabilities, a delivery engine, and a powerful Web services interface. Using RS makes sense--not only from a cost perspective, but also because of the reduced development and deployment complexities compared with using a third-party vendor. This article explores such an integration scenario.

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