Sony Ericsson Developer World announced recently the release of a complete package for Web Services development, enabling over-the-air access directly from your Sony Ericsson mobile phone to web server based solutions by using the C++ or Java programming languages.

Extending its support for Web Services for the Java ME Platform to UIQ 3, Sony Ericsson Developer World now introduces a new development tutorial and sample code for use together with the gSOAP open-source toolkit.

With the new Web Services for UIQ 3 package released, Sony Ericsson gives developers an easy solution including guidance on how to access remote services over the internet on UIQ 3 phones using an open XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language) protocol called SOAP (Simple Access Object Protocol). By combining the open-source gSOAP toolkit with a new developer tutorial and code samples from Sony Ericsson Developer World, developers are provided with a simple API that enables them to concentrate on the application-essential logic instead of protocol specifics.

The step-by-step tutorial, including code samples for creating Web Services for UIQ 3 phones, walks users through the simple process for getting a gSOAP Symbian OS application working on the UIQ 3 platform. In a few easy-to-follow guidelines, the tutorial outlines how to use the gSOAP runtime and accompanying tools to consume a web service. As a result, developers can quickly and cost-effectively create a range of Web Service enabled applications on Sony Ericsson’s P990 smartphone, W950 Walkman and M600 messaging device. The included example demonstrates how to use Google to provide basic search functionality.