Chapter 4. Integrating Web Services into Your Office Business Applications

The Need for S+S in Today’s Enterprise Solutions

The demand on enterprises to be leaner, to have greater agility, to be more efficient, and at the same time to surpass customer expectations is growing continuously with the competitive market. Enterprises have been increasing their spending steadily in IT. In fact, Forrester Research says that in 2007, "enterprises expect to increase their IT budgets by 3.8 percent, up from a 3.2 percent planned increase at this time last year." This ...

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