RE: ODBC (was RE: Green screen - it's time is over ) -- MIDRANGE-L

Brad,

This is my understanding of SOAP and FDDI, also.


What I question is the wisdom of having something like an online calendar as
a web-based service, in the first place.


I've seen a lot of examples like this, but just can't quite seem to see the
logic of transferring data like this over the web.  Seems to make more
sense, to me, to transfer the code over the web once.

Web-services are definitely here to stay.  I'm not saying that's all-bad,
either...  But unless there is some economically sound approach, it's just
end up as complicated as Winblows, be as widely used as Winblows, and
ultimately, as effective as Winblows.  JMHO.


jt


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Brad Jensen
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 3:06 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: ODBC (was RE: Green screen - it's time is over )
>
>
>
>
> > This is just a theory, of course.  But, IMV, SOAP is still just
> a theory.
>
>
> Therses dozens of books and a couple of magazines out on SOAP,
> it's here to stay in some format.
>
>
> > And that theory, the theory behind "web-services" as I
> understand it, calls
> > for renting web-services.  Seems to call for data to be sent to
> servers, and
> > results to be returned.  If that's the theory, I don't like it.
> I hardly
> > have a clear understanding of SOAP, to say however.
>
> The idea is you have a universal directory of available services,
> then when you look up a service there is another directory that
> tells you how to call it with XML.
>
> It's not just for renting web services (simple example - online
> calendar), it's also a kind of alternative to EDI with a little
> bit of eBay added in. You business makes widgets. You offer your
> product catalogue thru a SOAP interface, and anyone can find you,
> pull up your product catalogue, and perhaps even order - while
> comparing you to the other online offers available as web
> services.
>
> It will be business to business mostly, at least to start.
>
> There's already resistance - you are publishing your prices and no
> catalog listing can really show why you are great. It cuts out
> salespeople for good or bad, and creates terriffic downward
> pressures on pricing.
>
> However, if you don't have it, part of your business may just go
> away.
>
> Mad scramble ensues.
>
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