Chapter 3. Becoming a Web Services Provider

by Benoît Marchal

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This chapter addresses an aspect of Web services that is still evolving rapidly. Admittedly, the technologies surrounding Web services are not standing still. Far from it! They are being actively developed and they evolve almost daily. Still, the technical road is well mapped out.

In other words, we have a reasonably clear picture of what to expect on that front. For example, there is no doubt that XML and SOAP are the two cornerstones of Web services. However, the vision is less clear for the business model supporting Web ...

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