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Lesson Summary
Web Services and Enterprise Support
  • Web services are self-describing business functions that are available from any Web-connected device.
  • Oracle9iAS provides a complete and integrated framework for developing, deploying, and managing Web services.
  • The Oracle9iAS SOAP request handler allows Oracle9iAS to support client requests over SOAP.
  • The UDDI repository stores Web service descriptions and other information to assist in finding a particular Web service.
  • With the Oracle9iAS Web services toolkit, developers can package and deploy their Web services.
  • Clients can invoke Web services directly or find them using a UDDI repository.
  • Clustering, scalability, and availability features ensure Web services are fault tolerant and scalable.
  • Oracle9iAS provides security and central management for Web services.