No way! I'd say that web services are a collection of standards that allow HTTP-borne remote procedure calls between clients and servers. It's all XML & objects under the skin, if I understand it correctly.
The theory is that neither client nor server need to run any specific brand of software, nor know about things like what OS is running on either end, etc. Servers just have to be able to listen for HTTP requests, act on them & respond with XML streams of the expected format. Everybody codes to these standards and boom--instant firewall-permeable interoperability for all. So the server could be as you specify below, or could be IIS using .Net, or anything else that will emit properly formatted XML streams. Clients can be anything that can make sense of the server's output stream--Java, custom coded C++, or what-have-you. But I'm probably wrong about at least some of that... Cheers, -Roy Roy Pardee Programmer/Analyst SWFPAC Lockheed Martin IT Extension 8487 -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:23 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I read the info quickly, so "Web services" are Java apps served on iAS through Portal, Wireless Portal, or Apache. Would that be correct, in a nutshell? Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Boivin, Patrice J INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Pardee, Roy E INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
