Procedure based automation (cont)
All major steps can be described in XML:
protocols to transfer data over the Net (SOAP)
description of the procedure interfaces (WSDL)
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
Egmond aan Zee, 12 November, 2002
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