Web Services Explained, Solutions and Applications for the Real World
Generic examples of Web services
Open new markets
Dynamically increase application portfolios
Create new organizational efficiencies (using business process management)
Create/overcome competitive pressure
Create a new revenue stream from existing intellectual property
Repackage existing products to better reach/serve existing markets
Solve systems incompatibility problems (both internal and external to the organization)
Reduce development time and costs
Improve individual productivity (programmatic, automated attendant)