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Introduction to Web Service
Web Service is an application that is designed to interact directly with other applications over the internet. In simple sense, Web Services are means for interacting with objects over the Internet. The Web serivce consumers are able to invoke method calls on remote objects by using SOAP and HTTP over the Web. WebService is language independent and Web Services communicate by using standard web protocols and data formats, such as
HTTP
XML
SOAP
Advantages of Web Service
Web Service messages are formatted as XML, a standard way for communication between two incompatible system. And this message is sent via HTTP, so that they can reach to any machine on the internet without being blocked by firewall.
Examples for Web Service
Weather Reporting: You can use Weather Reporting web service to display weather information in your personal website.
Stock Quote: You can display latest update of Share market with Stock Quote on your web site.