Web services have been called a second wave of net-centric computing that will have broad implications for software — net-centric development approaches the future Develop

Possible supporting argument: Like software objects, Web services provide the means to allow other programs to use data and processing logic without understanding the mechanics behind how the data are being captured and compiled.

This means that organizations have access to data and software development expertise, as well as a specific service outside their own organization, and the cost for using this service could be very low because it is being used by many organizations and is accessible via a shared network (the Internet).

Possible refuting argument: Web services require collaboration across organizations, and there are always additional “costs” for supporting cross-unit coordination as well as adherence to technology and process standards that make possible such standardization. As we have seen, there are also security costs associated with relying on communications via an open network such as the Internet.