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Web Service Companies
Fully aware that Web service solution development companies
have the potential for revenue generation, the emerging entity of web
services has been used by Excellone Web Solutions Development Company,
India by accepting the importance of legacy systems.
The emerging entity, Web service companies is slowly percolating
into the minds of the web business community. They are considered to be
a major force in industry development. All its components and standards
are ratified by the W3C and the Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information Standards (OASIS). Additionally, various businesses support
the development of these common standards.
Web service providers can collaborate with major dealers
like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun, and agree upon defined standards to implement
solutions. The resultant solutions thus obtained are based on a 'standard'
flavor, rather than on Microsoft's or Oracle's flavor. These standards
are gradually being accepted worldwide. However, they will still take
time to mature and become seamless. The newer releases of these standards
are trying to ensure that such inconsistencies are overcome so that a
uniform standard is adopted across the board.
Across the world, major system integrators are working together
closely to ensure that Web Services become a practical reality. IBM introduced
its Web Services Architecture in 2001; which includes a service provider,
service requestor and a service broker. The service provider offers applications
for Web services and lists their availability on an Internet registry.
The service requestor searches the services and adds its needs in an Internet
registry so that the providers can find it. The service broker identifies
the available services and links them to service requestors.
Based on the XML and SOAP standards, Sun Microsystems launched
its Open Net Environment (ONE) in February 2001. Sun ONE is a Java and
XML-based scheme, centered on a Java application server and using EJBs
or Servlets as the Web service components. Sun does not have its own registry,
but supports communication with other services registries such as UDDI
using Java APIs.
The Microsoft.NET strategy focused on Web services was first
introduced in June 2000. Microsoft is also building the .NET strategy
into its development tools, operating systems and applications. This strategy
supports open standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI and is multi-platform.
Oracle's Dynamic Services is a feature of the Oracle 9i platform that
comprises the Oracle 9i Database, 9i Application Server and 9i Developer
Suite, consisting of an execution engine, protocol adapters and a services
registry so that developers can convert information or content resources
into Web services.
In May 1999, HP introduced e-Speak, which encompasses specifications,
products and a Web services registry, referred to as the e-Services Village.
It also released a Netaction suite of software applications, which enables
the creation, registration, deployment and hosting of e-services. Key
components of this Web service platform are the e-Speak Service Engine
and the e-Speak Services Framework Specification. All the dealers mentioned
above are striving towards meeting the challenges offered by Web services
and emerging as leaders in this sphere. With web service companies proving
their potential for revenue generation, the importance of legacy systems
has been impressed upon everybody.

Why Web Services ?
Web Services experts believe that businesses should consider
"long-used" applications, especially the importance of legacy systems,
as assets. This is because their customers and personnel may still prefer
to use them due to functionality, availability, positive experience with
the application and cost constraints for replacing them. However at the
same time, modifying these applications becomes vital with evolving market
requirements.
Web services enable businesses to access new technologies
by leveraging their applications. It follows the policy of enhancing applications
by extending their utility instead of destroying them. This helps businesses
focus on new opportunities without foregoing earlier ones. Web services
enhance business value by reducing time and cost to launch applications.
Web service user companies have great potential for revenue
generation. One of the major benefits of Web services is distributed computing.
It provides a mechanism for integrating business functions and applications.
Many companies use Web services as a platform for supporting integrated
e-business partnerships. When an application, such as a content or account
management program, is launched, it should be shared among all partners.
If web service companies use Web services to introduce these applications,
they can save approximately 25% of time and costs. This saving can further
lead to an increase in revenue.
Companies can shift their offline processes onto the Internet
by using Web services and integration of processes can be done using the
WSA standards. Customers of web service companies also benefit due to
the common and familiar browser interface. Thus, implementing Web services
internally and across extranets increases productivity. Reduction and
gradual diminishing of costs can be achieved by efficient Return on Investment
(ROI). If Web services are used to simplify Business-To-Business (B2Btransactions)
across the net, it could result in higher operational and transactional
efficiency.
In turn, this will lead to a faster launch of applications
within a company, thereby increasing the efficiency of the developers
and help realize business benefits faster. Using Web Services, companies
can increase their productivity and efficiency, leading to an increase
in revenue. In a Business to Customer (B2C) environment, enhancing customer
experiences will lead to higher sales. This can be done when online distributors
create better B2C applications.
If Web Services use a simple interface, it will speed up
the access to the site on the Internet for a distributor generating more
sales and increasing revenue. Using Web Services, web service companies
benefit in terms of greater efficiency and reduced costs. Over a period
of time, there will be shortened production cycles, wider availability
and lesser customer interaction, resulting in increased revenue. Companies
can benefit from Web Services by earning revenue from these services by
charging a fee on 'per use' basis of their solutions.
Web service companies can collect a flat fee to run a subscription
program and to grant unlimited access to services. Thus it can be seen
that the major benefactors of Web services, remain the Web service companies
that design and put on the web interoperable web applications, which are
non-platform dependent. Needless to say, these web applications through
web service companies have great potential for revenue generation.
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