Dynamically Discovering Web Services

UDDI is a platform-independent directory protocol for describing services and discovering and integrating business services via the Internet. UDDI is also based on industry-standard protocols such as HTTP, XML, SOAP, and so on, and it describes the details of the services using WSDL and communicates via SOAP. The philosophy behind UDDI is like a traditional "yellow pages" where you can search for a company, search for the services its offers, and even contact the company for more information.

A UDDI entry is nothing but an XML file that details the business and the services it offers. It consists of three parts: the white, yellow, andgreen pages. The white pages contain details of the company and its contact ...

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