Web Services

Web services is a technology that allows applications to communicate with each other in a platform- and programming language-independent manner. A Web service is a software interface that describes a collection of operations that can be accessed over the network through standardized XML messaging. It uses protocols based on the XML language to describe an operation to execute or data to exchange with another Web service. Web services promise to increase interoperability, and lower the costs of software integration and data-sharing with partners. As they are based on simple and non-proprietary standards, Web services are designed to make it possible for computer programs to communicate directly with one another and exchange data regardless of location, operating systems, or languages. (IBM Corporation (n.d). New to Web Services. IBM developerWorks : Web services. IBM Corporation. Retrieved March 3, 2004, from http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/newto/#1)

Web Services Projects and References

IBM developerWorks Web Services

IBM Corporation

http://www-136.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices

O'Reilly Web Services

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

http://webservices.oreilly.com/

Microsoft Web Services

Microsoft Corporation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/

XML and Web Services

Microsoft Corporation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnanchor/html/WebServicesAnchor.asp?frame=true

Java Technology and Web Services

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

http://java.sun.com/webservices/

Apache Web Services Project

The Apache Software Foundation

http://ws.apache.org/

Web Services Specifications and Standards

Web Services Activity

W3C

http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

OASIS Home Page

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)

http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php

XML.Org Home Page

OASIS

http://www.xml.org/

UBL

OASIS

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=ubl

ebXML

OASIS

http://www.ebxml.org/

Messaging Specifications Index Page

Microsoft Corporation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnglobspec/html/wsmsgspecindex.asp

Web Services Journals

O'Reilly Web Services Topics

O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

http://webservices.xml.com/

XML & Web Services Magazine

Fawcette Technical Publications

http://www.fawcette.com/xmlmag/

Web Services Architect

http://www.webservicesarchitect.com

Dr. Dobb's Journal

http://www.ddj.com/topics/xml/

eWeek Developer/Web Services

http://www.eweek.com/category2/0,4148,1237895,00.asp

InfoWorld Web Services

http://www.infoworld.com/techindex/websvcs_1.html

Application Development Trends Magazine

http://www.adtmag.com/topic.asp?k=Web+Services

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