Key Tasks of Web Services

• Describing a service:

  • What does a service offer?
  • Where is it located?
  • How is the implementation linked to the definition?

• Finding a service:

  • How does a client find a service?

• Communicating with a service:

  • How are messages passed over the web?

• Carrying out standard operations:

  • How are high-level business processes defined?

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