Web Services Embedded into a Web 2.0 Environment

seekda is actively participating in this international research project to continuously improve the quality of its Web Service search engine. With Service-Finder, we collaborate with international partners from academia and industry to achieve this goal.

Abstract:

Today the Web is moving from a collection of static documents to a set of Web Services. In parallel, the role of Web users is also changing, with a shift from a passive, consuming role to an active one where users dynamically contribute to the creation of new contents (Web 2.0). Web Services and Web 2.0 are already being used to develop Web-based applications. However, up to now applications that use Web Services do not use the Web 2.0 approach. The European research project Service-Finder aims at developing a platform for service discovery in which Web Services are embedded in a Web 2.0 environment, thus hiding the technological complexity from the user. In particular, the objective of this project is to aggregate information coming from heterogeneous sources automatically.

Key Facts

• Partners: Cefriel, Ontoprise, The University of Sheffield
• Funded by: The 7th Framework for Research and Development of the European Commission
• Objective: develop a platform for service discovery in which Web Services are embedded in a Web 2.0 environment.
• Homepage: http://www.service-finder.eu/