Web Services is termed as the next big thing on the tech front. The effort at our end aims at understanding standards for various backend technologies and use them for deploying real world solutions so that the Web user can transparently utilize the same.
Web Services are the services available over Internet. The services are applications implemented in any language, but seen by the outside world through standardized XML interface. Similarly, anybody can avail the service through a XML request. So, Web Service heralds the beginning of a new technology era, in which applications can communicate with each other in the Web through XML based messaging and interface.
We at SPH Consultants have been researching on Web Services, the concept that will drive the next generation Internet.
Our current alfa projects on Web services include-
Education Portal www.travarsity.com
Travarsity is an E-learning platform for professionals. It hosts courses on travel, tourism, hotels, cargo, courier, logistics, information technology. Alliances with Trade wings Institute of Management, India and Cyberlearning Inc. USA.
www.tradewinginstitute.com
Delivery of online content of e-learning including e-books, online learning, online tests, online resource library and web based enquiries for education.
E-Hospitality
www.indianhospitality.com
Ezine on Indian Hospitality. Web service delivery of various online products like hotel rooms, restaurant services and travel services.
E-Horoscopes
Web service delivery of astrology products through web.
Some reference links-
UDDI
UDDI Version 3.0 Published Specification, 19 July 2002
XML
Extensible Markup language
XrML
The Technology Standard for Trusted Systems in the eContent Marketplace
SOAP
Simple Object Access Protocol
IBM Research Labs
IBM Research Labs
WSDL
Web Services Description Language (WSDL): An Intuitive View
| 
