6. Reliable Messaging using Web Service in Mobile Commerce

Yogeswaren Nathan and Saadat M. Alhashmi

The web service is a promising technology for developing applications in open, distributed and heterogeneous  environments.  The  creation  of  this  new  technology  has  developed  with significant  advances  in  the hardware  and  software capabilities of mobile devices. Due  to  the great  benefits  that  come with  the web  service  technology,  such  as  interoperability,  dynamic service discovery and reusability, there is a strong interest in making mobile devices capable of providing  and  consuming web  services over wireless networks. This paper describes  several usage web services in mobile devices mainly related in SMEs and identifies their advantages, issues and challenges.