Web services business models supported in SOA

This article explains the concept and business models that can be implemented by using Web services in a service-oriented architecture (SOA).

The properties and benefits of using a SOA such as Web services is well suited for binding small modules that perform independent tasks within a highly heterogeneous e-business model. Web services can be easily wrapped around existing applications in your business model and plugged into different business processes.

For connecting to a large monolithic system that does not support the implementation of different flexible business processes, other approaches might be better suited, for example, to satisfy specialized features, such as performance or security.

The following business models are easily implemented by using an architecture including Web services:

To see how these models are implemented using all aspects of Web services, see the Web services scenario overview information to learn more about the story of a fictional online garden supply retailer named Plants by WebSphere® and how this retailer incorporates the Web services concept.




Related concepts
Overview: Online garden retailer Web services scenarios
Related reference
Web services specifications and APIs
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