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Web services--on the horizon. (The Scoop).(Brief Article)

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Some companies using direct file transfers find they're an advantage over web form-based systems, in that data is moved around automatically without employees having to go on the web and manually enter invoicing information. However, they can require some integration work, and this means a custom interface needs to be written. Web Services are already making the process easier with a common standard for exchanging data and instructions between applications. This standard is based on XML (extensible markup language) which is a relative of the HTML used on web sites. Web ...

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