Forewords

Securing Web Services to Deliver on Their Promise

Web services have the potential to be the next great paradigm that will once and for all change computing as we know it. The main promise of Web services is that business systems can be used by anyone, from anywhere, at any time—and, of course, on any type of system. Another promise is that integration between disparate systems that are either internal to an organization or housed externally by another vendor or partner will be simplified. While these and other expectations surrounding Web services are tremendous, the truth about their potential may be somewhat less than what has been promised.

Truth be told, Web services are just the next leg of the ongoing journey to deliver ubiquitous ...

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