Internet.com tries to answer the question.

"So what exactly is a web service? Quite simply, it is a fundamentally new approach of developing a software application that can share information through Internet Protocol (IP). What makes all of this so revolutionary is that these newly created systems would be able to interact and exchange information regardless of the platform or environment."

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Just learned about Planet Organics -- they provide weekly delivery of organic produce to homes in the San Francisco Bay Area -- and, soon, Niman Ranch meat products.   9:41:11 AM     

Just stumbled across Mike Gunderloy's Larkware site. Also, he's looking for authors to help with a new Web Services newsletter.   9:07:53 AM     

Robert X. Cringley solves his high speed Internet connection problem.   8:57:22 AM