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Simple Object Access Protocol
It is a "lightweight protocol
for exchange of information in a decentralized,
distributed environment" [1]
SOAP provides
- • XML based messaging
- • Support for message routing
- • Encoding rules for expressing data types (XML Schema)
- • Conventions for using SOAP for RPC
- • Transport Independence
Related specs and standards
WSDL, UDDI, MIME and DIME attachements,
SOAP Authentication, ebXML, XML Security, etc.
[1] from the SOAP specs, http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/
