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Web Services

Web Services. Theresa Purdy Ian George. What is a Web Services?. A combination of programming and data, that could include Human Resources that are made available to the web user through a web server. Web Services?. Facebook.com Yes, a Web Service used as a social network Microsoft Office

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Web Services

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  1. Web Services Theresa Purdy Ian George

  2. What is a Web Services? • A combination of programming and data, that could include Human Resources that are made available to the web user through a web server.

  3. Web Services? • Facebook.com • Yes, a Web Service used as a social network • Microsoft Office • No, not a Web Service • Mozy.com • Yes, a Web Service used to back up information. • Google Earth • Yes, a Web Service used to view maps of the world. • Internet Explorer

  4. Mash-Ups • Definition: Is a web service that combines data from several sources into a single interface.

  5. Types of Mash-Ups • Consumer Mash-ups • A person may use in everyday life accomplished by using several sources integrated into single service. • Example: Facebook • Data Mash-ups

  6. Mozy Back-up Service • Not a matter of “if” but “when” your computer will crash. • Everyone should be smart and backup your computer. • Online backup tool used for home or offices. • Relatively new, initial release in April 2006. Video: Mozy NBC

  7. Privacy

  8. Reading List • “Getting a Good Look At Web Service” adapted from .NET Web Services For Dummies by Anthony T. Mann (April 2003). • "The Platform is a Service" A promotional video by Force.com. • "Five Innovations the CIO Shouldn't Miss", published in CIO.com by Jack Santo (February 13, 2008). • “Mash-Ups", from Wikipedia.com • “Building a Business on a Mash-Up" published in Business Week, by Rachael King (November 13, 2006).

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