The development of Web services depends on several protocols. SOAP over HTTP is the messaging protocol predominantly used at the present time, and synchronous RPC is the predominant messaging pattern.

Looking to boost Web services deployments in business-to-business commerce, the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) this week took steps toward providing how-to documents for ...

The rigmarole and uncertainty surrounding live chat are among the top reasons why many people revert to phone calls. Session-based live chat: a function universally disliked by customers, and it’s ...

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