Web Service as a Server-Side Service

A Web service is considered a server-side service if the following are true:

• It is the basis for interoperable, heterogeneous applications.

• Its interface is defined by XML (XML Schema and WSDL).

• Makes available coarse-grained, loosely-coupled operations on document-structured data.

• It is independent of underlying implementation.

• It is accessible through open standard protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, FTP, or JMS.

Web services are all of the following:

• A delivery mechanism for integrating loosely coupled software components.

• Delivered over standard Internet technologies.

• Rooted in:

  • Interoperability

  • Standards

  • XML

  • Coarse-grained exposure of functionality