Business Directions and Perspectives
This chapter has discussed the rationale behind Web services from a technical and business perspective and has even presented some thoughts on where the ROI might exist for companies adopting Web services as a corporate technical solution. In the future, some companies will see a real business opportunity by the new Web services landscape. This translates into new kinds of businesses as well as new ways to address old problems.
Service Chain Integration
As indicated, Web services will provide a valuable unifying platform to re-deliver services and provide new streamlined applications. However, beyond the internal uses of Web services lie the external opportunities. The idea of provisioning information as a ...
Get Java™ Web Services Unleashed now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
