Using Web Services for Internal Data Integration

Web services refer to technologies that standardize the communication of applications in order to connect systems, business partners, and customers cost-effectively through the World Wide Web. The use of Web services over the intranet and Internet has been increasing. Web services are used to support application-to-application communication and to address interoperability issue for systems integration projects, especially in the context of electronic commerce and e-business. This paper provides some general concepts of Web services along with description and examples of one particular application area: internal business integration