Web services standardize the format (XML) and the protocol (SOAP) for application-to-application communication. Such standardization spurs software vendors to create quality applications with focused ...

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With all the hype being generated around Web services - generally defined as application-to-application interaction over the Internet - why has IBM, the world's largest computer company, been so quiet ...

IBM is shrewdly reinforcing its support for Web service technology and has articulated a vision--"dynamic e-business"--for the ultimate evolution of e-business, with Web services at the core. IBM's ...

Until REST APIs came along, SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) was the de facto standard protocol on which web services were based. When working in ASP.Net Core, you might well encounter the need to ...

Windows Communication Foundation has steadily evolved to better support SOA and Web services. Here's how to get the most out of your WCF-based services architecture. If you want to exploit ...

Cazenovia College needed to appear bigger than it was. Four years ago the 900-student liberal arts school, based in Cazenovia, N.Y., decided it could better use technology – particularly its Web site ...

No matter how big your company is or what it does, security is a primary consideration when choosing a Web service for all applications. This first in a series of three articles describes the 10 most ...