Procedure Based Automation (cont.)
All major steps can be described in XML:
protocols to transfer data over the Internet (SOAP)
description of the procedure interfaces (WSDL)
call patterns (Web Services Choreography)
etc.
Area collectively known as
Web Services
an old concept revived by the Web
one of the most active areas of development today
Ivan Herman
, W3C Head of Offices
London, 12 June, 2003
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