UDDI- Universal Description Discovery and Integration
What is UDDI?
The Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) protocol is one of the major building blocks required for successful Web services. UDDI creates a standard interoperable platform that enables companies and applications to quickly, easily, and dynamically find and use Web services over the Internet. UDDI is a cross-industry effort driven by major platform and software providers, as well as marketplace operators and e-business leaders. To find web services you can visit http://www.uddi.org.
UDDI is an important enabling element of the service-oriented approach to software
design. The standard specifies protocols for accessing a registry for Web services, methods for controlling access to the registry, and a mechanism for distributing or delegating records to other registries. In short, a UDDI registry provides a standards based approach to locate a software service, to invoke that service, and to manage metadata about that service.
The UDDI project takes advantage of Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards such as Extensible Markup Language (XML), and HTTP and Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. Additionally, cross platform programming features are addressed by adopting early versions of the proposed Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) known as XML Protocol messaging specifications found at the W3C Web site. The UDDI protocol is the building block that will enable businesses to quickly, easily and dynamically find and transact with one another using their preferred applications.