Back to the original question: You can build a Web service using any of a variety of XML protocols, such as SOAP, ebXML, XML-RPC, RosettaNet, or some proprietary protocol (e.g., UPS offers a web service interface to UPS online based on a unique XML protocol defined by UPS).
A SOAP service is a web service built using a specific XML protocol: SOAP. Anne > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Tomasini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: give your views > > > Agreed, > > In the real world, XML is probably the common denominator for a "Web > Service". That is what provides the interoperability. If I advertised > a CGI counter script as a web service, I would get some funny looks. :) > > Ben > > On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 19:08, Dennis Sosnoski wrote: > > That particular definition makes every application accessed via the net > > a web service, including web servers, CGI counter scripts, etc. > Although > > it may be the author's opinion, it's hardly an authoritative > definition. > > I think most people in the industry would at least require that > > something be based on XML document exchange in order to be > called a "web > > service". > > > > - Dennis > > > > Benjamin Tomasini wrote: > > > > >Correction .... for a broader def of the term. > > > > > >To quote from O'Reily "Programming Web Services with SOAP".... > > > > > >page 1 > > > > > >*** > > >Before we go any further, let's define the basic concept of a "web > > >service". A web service is a network accessible interface to > > >application functionality, built using standard Internet technologies. > > > > > >In other words, if an application can be accessed over a > network using a > > >combination of protocols like HTTP, XML, SMTP, or Jabber, then it is a > > >web service. Despite all the media hype around web services, it is > > >really that simple. > > > > > >Web services are nothing new. Rather, they represent the evolution of > > >principles that have guided the Internet for years > > >*** > > > > > >On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 18:13, Sunil Singh wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Hi, > > >>Is there any difference between a soap service and > > >>web service . Do they mean the same. > > >>Thanks, > > >>sunil. > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: Sunil Singh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:45 AM > > >>To: > > > >>axis-user-sc.1043301634.iogiedpbpmnemocogcpg-sunil=fast.fujitsu.com.au@x > > >>ml.apache.org > > >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Subject: signoff > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
