Organizations have numerous IT systems that need to exchange structured data, both within (A2A, EAI) and between organizations (B2B). The exchange of these data is handled in many different ways. The different solutions lead to incompatibility, delays and extra costs when setting up new links between systems or re-using existing ones. Web Services can become the single standard for all exchange of structured data. After waiting over 5 years, 2 important Web Services specifications have finally been endorsed: WS-Security and WS-ReliableMessaging. Will these specifications allow the adoption of web services as a standard for all communication within and between organizations?
Guy Crets, partner at Integration consultancy Apogado has written an article for InfoQ addressing these questions. Read Secure and Reliable Web Services.
Guy concludes:
Guy Crets, partner at Integration consultancy Apogado has written an article for InfoQ addressing these questions. Read Secure and Reliable Web Services.
Guy concludes:
When secure, reliable and standard Web Services come true, the same technology can be used for synchronous and asynchronous communication both within and between organizations. First of all, this can lead to a very important cost reduction and commoditization. Secondly, Web Services technology becomes an important enabler for Service Oriented Architecture. Services can easily and quickly be published and consumed within and between organizations, leading to an enormous flexibility.