Bringing All the Pieces Together
The concept of Web services is simple. It's not unlike a football scenario.
Web services brings all the players together onto a common playing field. It gives each of the players access to a directory of the other players. Then it defines a common set of symbols by which to define plays.
When a coach wants to field a team he simply needs to open up the directory. He can find a group of players with the skills and abilities he needs. Finally, he can send them a playbook to get ready for the game.
In Web services lingo, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) serves as the common set of symbols and the language by which all communication takes place. That directory can be any number of things, but UDDI (Universal Description, ...
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