SOAP XML Web Services Development

SOAP XML Web Services represents the pinnacle in systems integration. By benefiting from the lightweight power of HTTP and a standard by which applications can talk together without having to form a long lasting and expected relationship, Tech Solutions feel that SOAP XML Web Services represents the best thing to happen to systems integration since the invention of the data cable.

We have historically been hampered by differences in computing standards, platforms, hardware, operating systems, etc. This has made it next to impossible to connect systems together - sharing data, posting transactions, etc. But with the advent of the Internet, at least we were able to remove one obstacle from this - the connectivity between the systems.

But it wasn't until the software industry started to revisit this challenge using the XML data format and developed a way that one system could request from another, and leveraging XML to be able to handle whatever was sent back, whether it contained data required or not, that we were truly able to integrate our solutions. SOAP Web Services truly delivers on this promise.

Its not just an Internet standard though. SOAP is an ideal way of communicating between applications running on the same box, same local area network or geographically dispersed across countries, timezones, etc. The communication standard is based on TCP/IP which offers the greatest form of resillience.

Tech Solutions use SOAP XML Web Services where possible to communicate between systems. Whether that is systems we have developed ourselves, or between 'mash-ups' of systems available over the Internet. This provides our customers with the best way to get a return on investment in their software development budget. We use what already exists where we can to keep costs down.

So if you have systems running on different hardware, e.g. a Mac system wanting to integrate with a Windows system, or a Linux web server wanting to integrate with a Mac server, we can help. We use SOAP in our Delphi and PHP development routinely so if you want a fast-track to a solution, contact Tech Solutions. We've done it all before and you are in good hands.

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