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Web services are built up from a simple foundation.
The basic Web service foundation has no bells and whistles; security,
reliability, state management and other extensions are additional to the
foundation. The layering helps to achieve interoperability in practical stages.
Web services enjoy widespread support.
All the major software vendors endorse Web services. Many users of Web
services have become members of Web service bodies and the Web services
Interoperability council (WS-I). Gartner, Inc. reports that 40-50% of the Web
services audience uses SOAP and 80% of Gartner, Inc.’s Application
Integration and Web service conference attendees.
Web services are loosely coupled.
Traditionally, application ...