Web-Services: Web-service is a service offered by an electronic device to another electronic device, communicating with each other via the World Wide Web, or (specific) a web service implemented in the particular technology or brand, W3C Web Services.
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Web services are an open standard (XML, SOAP, HTTP etc.) based Web applications that interact with other web applications for the purpose of exchanging data. Web Services can convert your existing applications into Web-applications.
Why WEB-SERVICES ??
