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Competing with brains, not brawn
Wednesday, February 13, 2002So. Just What Is A Web Service Anyway?
If you're confused when the conversation turns to web services, the latest collection of buzzwords and acronyms, worry no more. The nice fellows at McKinsey have put together a quick tutorial - with pictures - that will get you up to speed on technology, terminology, and prospects in no time at all.
McKinsey Quarterly: When computers learn to talk: A Web services primer: "Article at a glance:
When computers learn to talk: A Web services primer
Breathless predictions are too often the kiss of death for emerging technologies. Will it be any different for Web services, the latest wave of innovation on the Internet? Big investments by players like IBM, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems have convinced some observers that Web services will soon be a reality. Yet significant hurdles remainïFD1including security and consumer privacy."
.NET Emerges In Developer Tools
Today is the day - Microsoft will deliver its Visual Studio .NET, a suite of developer tools infused with web services plumbing. In this fight, the one with the most developers wins, and early reviews suggest the package is going to be well received.
Microsoft to debut developer tools. The software giant is set to take its all-important Web services plan to its most important clientele: software developers. [CNET News.com]
