Web Services and COM?

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I was told that XML Web services has replaced /will replace the COM/DCOM.
Anybody could tell me why/how?
If I want to handle the remote image processing and image transfer/display
accessed from either web client or windows application client, is the web
services a good choice for doing it? If so, what is the reason to use it?

Thanks

Davud
 
I was told that XML Web services has replaced /will replace the COM/DCOM.
Anybody could tell me why/how?
If I want to handle the remote image processing and image
transfer/display
accessed from either web client or windows application client, is the web
services a good choice for doing it? If so, what is the reason to use it?

Thanks

Davud
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WebServices are a mechanism that can replace DCOM, though it is a
different architecture of course. They're used mainly for remote
server/application interaction.

Remoting is actually a purer comparison, and usually performs better, as
it is either binary or textual transfer. In fact webservices are a type
of remoting. It's just that remoting is similar to DCOM, in that only
..NET clients can talk via remoting (AFAIK); webservices are supposed to be
more open so other types of clients can interact (a diverse
environment)....
 
Thank you for your comments.

It seems that XML web service is very good for text-based communication.
Can it do the communication on binary basis?

If not, how can it replace COM/DCOM?

David
 
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