Chapter 1. Web Service Fundamentals
IN THIS CHAPTER
It's pretty hard to pick up a trade magazine these days without seeing a headline about Web Services. With phrases such as “a new paradigm” being proliferated, are we really witnessing the genesis of a new technology?
Unfortunately, the answer isn't black and white—a lot depends on your perspective. Web Services can be used in a wide variety of ways, including these:
Participating in business-to-business (B2B) transactions
Exposing software functionality to customers
Integrating heterogeneous platforms and programming languages
Providing a simplified ...
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