Strength in Web Services (03/10/2008)
... With its value-defining tags, XML lets a Web services application make a remote procedure call (RPC) into a data store. That makes the exchange of even detailed information simple and almost foolproof. Standards and simplicity lead to speedier application development at lower costs. With standards, IT managers know what they’re dealing with when they develop applications—there’s no mystery. Also, with standards-based development tools, vendors will no longer be able to command top dollar for use of their proprietary technologies....