Integrating Business Processes
- Client and Service are often front ends for existing
apps/systems
- Any
application/component can be exposed as a Web Service
- Any
granularity:
- Fine -- Not
a good idea
- Course --
Best value
- Allows clean integration across:
- departments, agencies, companies, etc.
- Loose
coupling
- Client and
Service can use different platforms and programming languages
- Only need
to agree on interface
- One
Web Service can make use of others . . .