Summary What is a XML Web Service?

A XML Web Service provides a set of functions which can be accessed over the internet by any amount of users. A XML Web Service uses standards such as XML and HTTP and these services are built on XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI specifications. XML Web Services can be sometimes very useful for enterprise companies which do not want to re-invent the wheel. That means that certain tasks are already specified in Web Services which are provided by third party companies or service providers. For example you could use the following XML Web Service to convert currency rates. Currency conversion rates Over the years XML has become a standard to exchange data - like the protocol TCP/IP is a standard for internet connectivity and HTML is a standard to display information. You can create a XML Web Service with ASP.NET, SOAP Toolkit, ATL Server, and .NET Remoting. External Resources: UDDI SOAP Toolkit 3.0 Web Services Description Language Tool (Wsdl.exe)