Code
5101

Duration
16 Hours

Description
The W3C defines a web service as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over the network". The XML fills an important role in this context. Using web services is supported by a growing list of software programming languages. The available web services allow the development of new services based on those that already exist (AKA web services mashup).

Population
Systems Analysts

Objectives
Become familiar with common practices in designing web services architecture.

Prerequisites
Basic practical experience working with web services.

Topics
Introduction to Web Services Architecture
Web Services History
Web Services Technologies
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Web Services
SOAP Overview
Web Services Description Language
Representation State Transfer (REST) Web Services
Web Services Business Process Execution Language