ASA Web services tools allow different
applications from different sources to communicate with each other without
time-consuming custom coding. All communication takes place in XML, so that
ASA Web services are not tied to any one operating system or
programming language.
Unlike
traditional client/server models that provide users with a specific GUI, ASA
Web services tools instead share business logic, data and processes
through a programmatic application interface across a network. ASA
customers working with the ASA consulting organization can then add the
Web service to a GUI (such as a Web page or an executable program) to offer
specific functionality to users.
