The UDDI specification creates a platform-independent, open framework for describing services, discovering businesses, and integrating business services using the Internet. UDDI is a cross-industry effort driven by major platform and software providers, as well as by marketplace operators and e-business leaders.
Using Web services in EAServer, you can publish a WSDL document that describes your Web service and its location to a UDDI registry.
The UDDI protocol is the building block that businesses can use to transact business with each another, using their preferred applications.
The UDDI specification takes advantage of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards, such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML), HTTP, and Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. Additionally, cross-platform programming features are addressed by adopting SOAP.
Web services allows you to publish a WSDL document that describes your Web service and its location to a UDDI registry Web site. A UDDI registry is a sort of yellow pages for businesses, the Web services they offer, and the technical foundations or specifications (called tModels) upon which they are written. You can specify an organization (business name) and description, contact information, and Web service properties for your business. Once your business or tModel is published, potential customers can find it easily from a search. You can publish multiple Web services under the same business name, or create a new business name for different Web services.
Because Web services connect directly to UDDI registry host sites on the Web, you must first be a registered user on the site where you want to publish. To register, go to www.UDDI.org/register.html. The UDDI.org Web site maintains a current list of links to UDDI registry host sites where you can register.
