ALL ABOUT WEB SERVICES (half-day, demo)
Instructor: Constantine Kaniklidis

Executive Briefing Series:

In today's environment of accelerating technological change, executives need solid information to understand the ever-changing dynamics of technology before committing resources in order to effectively leverage the benefits of applying such technology in the enterprise. These half-day seminars focus exclusively on new and emerging technologies, delivering a solid conceptual understanding of key strategic technologies and practical guidance designed to help managers, executives and decision-makers at all levels ask the right questions and make intelligent decisions concerning technology deployment and development strategies in a business context. In a concise, accessible format using real-world case studies and proven guidelines, our Executive Briefings answer your questions about the core nature, open issues, benefits, and pitfalls of adopting particular technologies to help assure successful deployment in the enterprise.

Ushering in a fresh approach of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), the Web Services paradigm enables a new generation of web-based applications, supporting true application-to-application communication, allowing enterprises a dramatically higher level of B2B integration, among many other benefits. This briefing cuts through the market hype to provide decision makers a true understanding of the strategic nature and status of Web Services technology and how to leverage it effectively.

A Web Services Primer
        Understanding Service-Oriented Architectures
        Understanding the Collaborative Enterprise
        What are Web Services: The Basic Characteristics
        Misunderstanding Web Services: Myths and Hype
        Core Components of Web Services (SOAP, UDDI, WSDL)
        How Web Services can Benefit the Enterprise: Business Strategies
        How Web Services differ from EAI
        How Web Services differ from the Application Service Provider (ASP) Model

Real-world Web Services 
        Defining a Web Services Technology Initiative
        Identifying Software Services to Offer
        Products/Tools/Technologies Needed for Web Services
        Designing Applications to Leverage Web Services: Requirements
        Some Critical Success Factors
        How Web Services are Built: Guidelines for Implementation
        The Players in Web Services
        Following Web Services Standards

Looking Forward: Some Warnings and Pitfalls