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S.O.A.P.
The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a lightweight, XML-based protocol for the exchange of information in a decentralized, distributed environment. Basically, SOAP provides a means for programs running under different operating systems to communicate using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and its Extensible Markup Language (XML) to perform information exchange.
The primary advantage to using SOAP is its ability to process requests through firewall servers. Because SOAP uses HTTP and XML, which are typically already installed and available for use by all major operating system platforms.
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SOAP provides a built-in solution to the issues surrounding communication over firewalls.
All of Visual Analytics technology provides full support for SOAP communication:
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Our latest release of VisuaLinks® includes SOAP with the standard VisuaLinks installation. |
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Our latest release of Digital Information Gateway (DIG®) includes SOAP with the standard Digital Information Gateway (DIG) installation.
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