2310D Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Volume 2

Exposing functionality across a disconnected network such as the Internet is different from making functionality available in a class or a component because potential users do not have and should access to your code for obvious reasons. There is a way to make the same functionality in your da components available without giving the users, such as partners, customers, and vendors, full access your network. You can create a front-end that exposes the functionality in a non-intrusive marne also in a manner that is accessible to everyone on the network by using the Hypertext Transfer Pro (HTTP) protocol, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), if you need to keep the communication secure. However, for many companies, browsing data-driven Web pages does not adequately sat business requirements. Programmable Web sites that directly link organizations, applications, and are a better solution. XML Web services provide this direct linking of applications. Using XML Web services, you can expand the functionality that you want to offer to users.