title: iphone application communicating with a java servlet on a WebSphere
body: <p>Here is a Generic question:</p>
  
  <p>I wish to build an iPhone application that will communicate with a Java Servlet installed in a webSphere,
  my iPhone application will ask the servlet to perform some SQL queries in the connected DB, and will receive the answers accordingly.</p>
  
  <p>Please help to understand the following questions:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>How should i send a request to the Java Servlet to perfrom the actions needed? (to operate the methods on the servlet?)</p></li>
  <li><p>How should i receive the results back to my iPhone app? (Strings? XMLs?)</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Any help will do.</p>