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Web services are self-describing. A Web Service Description Language
(WSDL) file provides all the information needed to implement a Web service
as a provider, or to invoke a Web service as a requester.
Web services can be published, located, and invoked across the Web.
Existing infrastructure by way of established lightweight internet standards
such as HTTP are used.
Web services are modular. Simple Web services can combined to form
more complex implementations, shortening development time.
Web services are language-independent and interoperable. The client
and server can be implemented in different environments and operating
system platforms. Any language can be used to implement ...