Chapter 18. Conclusion

This book has given you a thorough understanding of the structure and composition of the Web services platform. It has discussed the fundamental concepts of service orientation and how they are rendered in the Web services platform. This final chapter briefly reviews the platform and discusses a variety of technical and non-technical issues, including Web services standardization, competing specifications and their ramifications. It also provides some perspective on Web services future specifications and the overall outlook of the Web services platform.