Getting started using tomcat and a database

To get your sevice started, you'll  need to:

  1. Get the tomcat web server running and installed
  2. Get the methods in the server accesable via SOAP
  3. Get a database server running and installed
  4. Get the database server's tables created and populated
  5. Get the servlets talking to the database via JDBC

Useful links:
    Installing the web-service (thanks to John)
    Enabling a web service once the web server is running
    Copies of all the packages you will need to download