Crystal Ball Readings

Web services are rapidly changing, and represent different things to different people. Because of this, it is important to give you an idea of what to expect in the future in order to place what you are learning in proper perspective. The goal is to show the probable direction of Web services. Of course, by the time you read this section, some of these predictions will have been realized or will no longer be possible, which means that you should take these predictions with a grain of salt.

So what can we expect for the future from Web services?

  • The year 2002 will be marked with as many failures as successes with regard to Web services. The failures will result from trying to replace more traditional business models with ...

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