One of the hottest new technologies today, Web Services enables you to expose functions over the Web that can be called by any Application – Web, Client/Server, or Mobile.

A Web Service is a reusable component running on a Web server that seamlessly accepts incoming requests from clients or other servers over the Internet. These requests -- basically function calls – strictly use HTTP and XML, which are the lowest common denominator for communication and data transfer on the Web. By using HTTP, communication issues related to firewalls are solved. Furthermore, since XML is quickly becoming the standard method for data transmission across the Internet, it is the method of choice for data transfer in Web Services. Once a request is accepted by a Web Service, it processes the request and sends a response, including datasets and/or other relevant information, back to the calling client or server.

Examples of Web Service functions include:

Functions that can query and return underlying, proprietary data
Functions that can perform proprietary business logic
Functions that can return file attachments

The technologies we use in developing secure Web Services include:

Microsoft® Web Service Enhancements
Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET
Microsoft® ASP.NET
SOAP
XML
WS-Security
WS-Routing
WS-Attachments
DIME
Role-Based Security with SSL

If you’re ready to take your organization’s IT solutions to the next level, Markrof Systems can help you integrate Web Services into your IT infrastructure.