format to define an endpoint. Related concrete endpoints are combined into abstract endpoints (services). WSDL is extensible to allow description of endpoints and their messages regardless of what message formats or network protocols are used to communicate, however, the only bindings described in this document describe how to use WSDL in conjunction with SOAP 1.1, HTTP GET/POST, and MIME.”

UDDI Registry

UDDI Registry

 

Another

 

Service

Service

Broker

Broker

 

publish with

find thru

WSDL

WSDL

 

Service

first bind, then invoke

Service

Provider

Requester

 

 

SOAP

Web Service

Application by

Client

 

Figure 1-2 Interaction of Web services

1.9 XML, W3C, and IBM

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) creates Web standards for the Internet. It formed a Web service activity group in January 2002. The goal of the Web service activity is to develop technologies in order to bring Web services to their full potential. It consists of three working groups: Web Services Architecture Working Group, XML Protocol Working Group, Web Services Description Working Group.

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