Generate more leads with the Database + WebService SOAP integration

A database is an organized collection of structured information or data, generally stored electronically in a computer system.

An essential benefit of using databases is the security of having control from a database management system (DBMS). Together, the data and the DBMS and the applications associated with them are referred to as database systems, often abbreviated to databases only.

The data within the most common types of databases in operation today is typically modeled in rows and columns in a series of tables to make data processing and querying efficient. The data can, therefore, be easily accessed, managed, modified, updated, checked, and organized. Most databases use structured query language (SQL) to write and query data, which is undoubtedly an excellent reason to use this technology.

SOAP (originally Simple Object Access Protocol) is a messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services in computer networks. Its purpose is to induce extensibility, neutrality and independence.

It uses XML Information Set for its message format, and relies on application layer protocols, most often Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), for message negotiation and transmission.

SOAP allows processes running on disparate operating systems (such as Windows and Linux) to communicate using Extensible Markup Language (XML). Since Web protocols like HTTP are installed and running on all operating systems, SOAP allows clients to invoke web services and receive responses independent of language and platforms.