How does web service affect the evolution of TECHNOLOGY ?

Web services allow different applications from different sources to communicate with each other without time-consuming custom coding, and because all communication is in XML, Web services are not tied to any one operating system or programming language. For example, Java can talk with Perl, Windows applications can talk with UNIX applications. Web Services can convert any application into a Web-application, which can publish its function or message to the rest of the world. Web service has great contribution of the technology nowadays since many of us uses different software or programs in our different work stations and even gadgets. By the use of web service there's no problem between different platforms to communicate with each other.