Summary

Section 28.1 Introduction

  • A web service is a software component stored on one computer that can be accessed via method calls by an application (or other software component) on another computer over a network.

  • Web services communicate using such technologies as XML and HTTP.

  • The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is an XML-based protocol that allows web services and clients to communicate in a platform-independent manner.

  • Web services enable businesses to conduct transactions via standardized, widely available web services rather than relying on proprietary applications.

  • Companies such as Amazon, Google, eBay, PayPal and many others are using web services to their advantage by making their server-side applications available to partners ...

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