Some of the important features of web services include :
* Used to standardized XML messaging system.
* Discoverable via a simple find mechanism.
* Available over the internet or private networks.
* Can be synchronous or asynchronous.
* Supports RPC (Remote Procedure Calls).
* Supports loosely coupled connections between systems.
* Not tied to any one programming language or any operating system.
* Supports the transparent exchange of data to facilitate business integration.
* Supports communication among different apps with HTML, XML, WSDL, SOAP, etc.
