ASP. Net Services Islamabad

Introduction

We can now use ASP.NET to create Web Services based on industrial standards including XML, SOAP, and WSDL.

A Web Service is a software program that uses XML to exchange information with other software via common internet protocols. In a simple sense, Web Services are a way of interacting with objects over the Internet.

A web service is

• Language Independent.
• Protocol Independent.
• Platform Independent.
• It assumes a stateless service architecture.
• Scalable (e.g. multiplying two numbers together to an entire customer-relationship management system).
• Programmable (encapsulates a task).
• Based on XML (open, text-based standard).
• Self-describing (metadata for access and use).
• Discoverable (search and locate in registries)- ability of applications and developers to search for and locate desired Web services through registries.