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Chapter 9. Registry Fundamentals

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Existing Registries

• Registry Uses

• Registry Use Model

• The Registry Information Model

• The JAXR Specification

• The JAXR Architecture

• The JAXR Packages

An important reason for the success of e-commerce has been the growth of B2B interactions between enterprises via the use of Web services. However, for B2B interactions to be successful, there has to be a mechanism by which a business can discover another business that is interested in doing business with it, and then they must agree on a process that they both understand. A registry provides the necessary mechanism by which enterprises can publish, discover, and use Web services, thereby enabling B2B interactions in a dynamic fashion.

In this chapter, you ...