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to communicate seamlessly over the internet. This report explores strategies for
integrating web services, addressing challenges, and optimizing their usage for
business and technical objectives.
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2. Understanding Web Services
Definition
A Web service is a software package that is used for communicating between two
devices or web entities lying on the network. Web services are mainly of two types.
These are:
1. SOAP Web Services It is an XML-based protocol having the main benefit of
implementing the SOAP Web Service as its security. The abbreviation of SOAP is the
Simple Object Access Protocol.
2. REST Web Services Representational State Transfer (REST) service is not a
collection of a paradigm or specific rules; it is instead the style architecture for
software. Those apps that are designed using this architecture are collectively
termed as RESTful web services. Contrasting SOAP, which aims at actions, REST
deals majorly on the resources.
3. Why Web Services Integration Is Critical
• Enhanced Interoperability: Bridging different platforms.
• Scalability: Enabling systems to grow with user demand.
• Improved Efficiency: Automating data exchange between systems.
Example: An Shopee platform integrating payment services such as Gcash to
process transactions securely.