14 Developing Web Services Using CICS, WMQ, and WMB
An example of a reusable service that is accessible by more that one requesting
application is one that offers a calculation such as a quote for a car part stock
order. This could be requested by many different programs or clients from both
within the enterprise and from third parties. The reusability of the service in this
case will be correct as long as the interfaces of the component that offers the
service are clearly defined.
For more information about the relationship between Web services and service
-oriented architectures, refer to the IBM Redbooks publication Patterns:
Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services, SG24-6303.
2.3 Web services
Web services are self-contained, modular ...