The two main predictions according to this report are that 1. Standards and service-oriented applications will permeate IT and 2. Web services will allow enterprises to improve the way they interact, and develop, sell and support products. Also in the report:
“By 2006, Web services will take hold as a competitive differentiator in business relationships and product innovation. Enterprises that want to remain competitive will need to use Web services to provide commonly requested data to their partners. It is imperative that enterprises develop a strategy for how to use Web services to develop products, including hard goods, digital goods and services.”
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