9.5 USE CASES
Web services can be used not only while designing an application from scratch but also for legacy applications. When their services are cast through web services, they give a new lease of life to legacy applications. Whatever be the model, it defines how a piece of functionality can be exposed to the outside world. Some of the examples where it can be used are:
- Transactional environments
- Means of communication with different modules
- EAI
- Implemented on the intranet
- As messaging
- Business web services
- Trading partner communication
- Multi channel integration
9.5.1 Sample Scenarios
For an e-commerce trading firm say in books on the web, customer support just to track order status is a vital function. The traditional way is ...
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