Sorry, should have said Platform Independence + Language Independence +
Library Independence.
Anyplace you need to make remote (or even local) method calls, you can use
it. Anyplace you need to pass data that you can represent as XML you can use
it.
As one example among millions, we are using it to port a distributed system
that uses DCOM for interprocess communications to an architecture that
allows remote Java clients running on Linux to make method calls on COM
servers on Windows. The COM servers are part of a legacy application with
hundreds of thousands of lines of code. Porting to CORBA or Java/RMI just
isn't feasible. Using SOAP to allow the interprocess, cross platform, cross
language communications is far easier and quicker.
Hope this helps.
If not, recommend you read some of the many articles out there on MSDN, IBM,
DevX, and every other site on the benefits and capabilities of SOAP.
This mailing list is more focused on people trying to get various
implementations working rather than convincing people to use it.
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Ranjith Chinni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: what is it
Doesnt RMI provide Platform independence???
Doesnt RMI provide remote procedure call???
u havent answered where????
in which scenario???
Brian Noyes wrote:
>
> Why: Platform independence. Platform independence. Plaform independence.
> What: Remote procedure calls and messaging.
>
> Brian
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ranjith Chinni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:27 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: what is it
>
> Hi all
> can some one tell how soap can be used
> what r the advantages of soap over other technologies like
> RMI,CORBA
> and where does SOAP is Mainly used for??
> thanks in advance
> regards
> ranjith
