Im trying to install as little as possible. This 'package' will go on 3-500 client machines. The less I need to install and maintain the easier my job will be.
Im hoping that by creating a standalone SOAP daemon that I can then focus on the classes that run 'behind' it instead of worrying about keeping up the infrastructure around it.
I will be the only person communicating with this daemon (through a series of perl scripts hosted on local servers) so it doesn't need to be able to juggle dozens of simultaneous clients nor does it need to be super-flexible w/re its configuration.
It does need to be as secure as I can make it as I will be transporting HIPAA protected information through it.