Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) (2001)

by Jack Koftikian.

This paper focuses on the SOAP protocol which was developed concurrently by IBM and Microsoft to facilitate client / server communication using mainly the well-known HTTP protocol to invoke remote objects. SOAP Stands for: “Simple Object Access Protocol”. SOAP has gained popularity in this final year. The task was to analyze and test SOAP for its functionalities and usage and try to develop a couple of simple demonstration programs to see SOAP live. We also tested the supplied sample applications, which proved to be useful in our research. According to the research it is appropriate to give SOAP the following summarized definition: “an XML / HTTP based protocol for accessing services, objects and servers in a platform independent manner”. [via]

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