出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：Software reuse and systems interoperability have been primary goals of many IT organizations as means to curb software cost. While there were spots of success over the years, the state of the industry with respect to reuse and interoperability is still lagging. Two main reasons are due to lack of standards and security barriers imposed on many software systems. Web service, a self- describing service that can easily be consumed over the Web, is the latest trend in the industry to address the problems identified above. Based on XML and HTTP, Web services make it possible for involved parties across networks to communicate and produce/consume a service in a uniform manner. This article briefly discusses Web services and describes a project that integrates Web services into a Web-based college admission portal system. The integration illustrates how the aforementioned problems can be addressed using the burgeoning Web services technologies.
关键词：Web Services; XML Technology; XML Schema; e-Business Systems
