A theoretical investigation of the emerging standards for web services

Karthikeyan Umapathy () and Sandeep Purao ()
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Karthikeyan Umapathy: Penn State University
Sandeep Purao: Penn State University

Information Systems Frontiers, 2007, vol. 9, issue 1, No 8, 119-134

Abstract: Abstract Currently, standards for web services are being developed via three different initiatives (W3C, Semantic web services and ebXML). To the best of our knowledge, no theoretical perspectives underlie these standardization efforts. Without the benefit of a strong theoretical basis, the results, within and across these initiatives, have remained piecemeal. We suggest ‘Language–Action Theories’ as a plausible perspective that can effectively define, assess and refine web services standards. In this paper, we first investigate the existing initiatives to identify commonalities that point to theories of ‘Language–Action’ as an appropriate theoretical basis for web services standards. Next, we adapt work from these theories to develop a comprehensive reference framework for understanding web services standards. Finally, we use this reference framework to assess the three initiatives, and analyze the findings to provide insights for future development and refinement of web services standards.

Keywords: Service-Oriented Computing; Web services; Web services standards; W3C web services; Semantic web services; ebXML; Standards stacks; Layered models; Language–Action Perspective; Reference framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/s10796-006-9021-4

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