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Razvan MIHAIU wrote:
>> find a good definition of this ?
Web services are a vehicle for collaborative Internet computing. They expose
methods that can be invoked remotely.
>> A web service must be based on SOAP in order to belong in this category? A
web service must use XML for transferring data (like SOAP) ?
SOAP, XML-RPC and REST are three types of web services, with SOAP providing
RPC-style or document-style messaging.
>> Can we have web services without WSDL and UDDI ?
WSDL and UDDI are first-generation web services technology. They provide a
solution for describing a service, discovering a service and specifying the
contract between the provider and consumer.
There's been work on more sophisticated solutions -- for example, semantic web
services based on an ontology language (OWL-S or WSMO). There's more information
in "Developing Semantic Web Services" by Peter Alesso. Here's an excerpt:
http://www.webservicessummit.com/Excerpts/BuildingSemanticWS.htm
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