 Introduction  Definition  Examples  Problem  Solutions  Recommendation  Readings  Questions?

 Who we are…  Kasey Every  Kandis Wallace  Chantelle Herburger  Mariah Van Winkle  Professional, creative, and committed.  What we do….  Help improve businesses through consulting  Advertising Mediums

 Question for you… What is a web service?

 A Web Service has many definitions…..as you can see  An Internet hosted application  Programmable XML-based service  a modular application that can be invoked through the Internet.  a computing technique exploiting the use of XML to exchange data/information between computers and computer programs. In a Web Services environment one computer sends another computer (or computer program) a command. …  a program that sends XML messages over the internet  a software system designed to support interoperable Machine to Machine interaction over a network. Web services are frequently just Web APIs that can be accessed over a network, such as the Internet, and executed on a remote system hosting the requested services. SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLJ&defl=en&q=define:Web+Service&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

 For now, we will use this definition:  A Web Service is…  "a software system designed to support interoperable Machine to Machine interaction over a network.“ (Wikipedia) interoperableMachine to Machine network  Allows “different applications from different sources to communicate with each other without time-consuming custom coding.”  Deploys and provides access to business functions over the World Wide Web.

Another question just for you… How many times a day do you visit some kind of web service?

 Google Google  Yahoo Yahoo  Amazon Amazon  eBay eBay  Wufoo Wufoo

 Flexibility  Customization  Time-savings  New opportunities  Ease of use  Cost-savings  World-wide exposure Web Services Offers:

Why should this be important to your business? Well, let’s look at your problem :  Cabayero Steak is one of the finest restaurants in Oregon, serving 3 locations; Corvallis, Bend and Portland.  There are 75 employees total, 25 in each location.  No "IT department", but a couple of the managers skilled  Desire systems that are not too costly or time consuming specifically for:  Adopting a better system for supply orders  Better communications between its operations  A website for marketing

 We did some research and this is what we found:  Supply Orders  eRestaurant eRestaurant  Track inventories  Streamline supply chain  Electronic ordering  Expeditors Expeditors  Tracking  Web visibility  Item Quantities and Descriptions + Date ordered

 Improved communication  Webex Webex  Web conferencing  Online presentations  Watch this demo to learn more!demo  Citynet Internet Services Citynet Internet Services  Data Products  Point to point data service  Sharing and Exchanging date  Voice Products  Conference Calling  Digital phone service

 Website  With your capabilities you can:  Make your own Make your own  or get someone to make it for youget someone to make it for you  Why do it?  Sustain, grow, and distribute  “A web site is like your giant public bulletin board where people can get information on how to find you, where you are located, what you have to offer, why your service is unique, and what’s new in your company.”  World-wide access to billions of people  Marketing your website Marketing your website  Increase visitors to your website c) lowershore.com a1/index.html?cpo=true&refcd=GO003282s_website_service&tsacr=GO hosting&pid=gwhme&refcd=go505314s_website&tsacr=go

 Statistics on Internet use  North America  364,219,243  The World  1,319,872,109

 Recommendation/Conclusion:  Supply Orders:  eRestaurant eRestaurant  Track inventories  Streamline supply chain  Electronic ordering  Improved Communications:  Webex Webex  Web conferencing  Online presentations  Website:  Make your own and Market your website Make your ownMarket your website

 We have compiled a reading list for you and it is posted both on your website and ours. 1. History of Web Services Common Questions and Concerns 3. Understanding Domains and IP addresses 4. Why get a Web Site? 5. Are Web Services the future of supply chain computing?

 Ease of finding information  Search methods  Authors  Why we selected the articles

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