| Web Services: Business & Technology
(CTGE 442U, CEUs: 0.7) NOTE:
Fall 2003 was the last semester of the
Enterprise and E-commerce Management
Program
Web Services: Business & Technology
(CTGE 442U, CEUs: 0.7)
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|  The power of Web services, applications
delivered over the Web, is so compelling that every business will eventually become
both a supplier and consumer of them. Web services are already incorporated in
the product strategies of HP, Microsoft, Sun, IBM, BEA, SAP, and a host of other
platform and software application vendors. Entire business sectors are being revamped
and business strategies of many industry leaders such as Fedex, UPS & GM incorporate
Web services.
Computing technologies used by business are undergoing
a radical shift, from hard-coded applications to lightweight services delivered
via the Web. This course will get you caught up to speed on what's happening with
Web services. We will look at both the business and technology sides of Web services.
On the business side, we will cover:
- A number of case studies of the
business use of Web services across a host of various industries
- How
companies should be using Web services to delivery more integrated business services
- Some of the product strategies of platform and software application
vendors incorporating Web services
On the technology side, we will
cover:
- The lexicon of technology and standards that comprise
and/or being used with Web services, including: XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and network
deployment of Web services over TCP/IP networks
- Strategic design
of Web services into IT and the high-level process architecture
- Examples
of Web services deployed in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Peer-to-Peer networks,
and mobile application and wireless technologies
OBJECTIVE:
Students will understand the jargon, the technology and a number of examples of
what businesses are doing today and tomorrow with Web services. You will gain
an appreciation for how Web services can come together quickly and dynamically
over the Web. PREREQUISITES:
None READING MATERIALS:
Technical white papers will be distributed in class. |
