216 WebSphere and .Net Interoperability Using Web Services
10.1 Overview
As described in the business scenarios, integration between WebSphere and
Microsoft .Net platforms can be achieved in an intranet (corporate) or Internet
(B2B or B2C) environment.
In the first case, all service consumers belong to the same corporation; usually, in
such environments, proxying, firewalling or security protections are advisable,
even if they are not considered mandatory.
In the second case, Web services consumers are outside corporate boundaries
and the same Web service represents the means by which two or more
companies do business together. In such environments, service providers must
provide security and accomplish more non-functional requirements; t