Chapter 3. Understanding Web Services
IN THIS CHAPTER
The first revolution with the Internet was all about delivering information to people. We are now in the second revolution, which focuses on delivering information to systems. XML is the tool that makes this new revolution a reality, and Web services are the methods with which businesses will drive system-to-system communication.
This chapter will introduce the Web services concept and teach the basic facts behind both Web services and the various APIs that power it. The goal of the chapter is to introduce most of the major initiatives, standards, APIs, and toolsets that make up Web services. This will ...
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