Web Services vs REST

Jim Webber has a great article on WebServices.org about Web Services and REST and that these two architectures are converging. REST is all about defining a set of uniform APIs for accessing and manipulating data over HTTP, while Web Services is about the use of SOAP, WSDL and UDDI to allow for system communication. Jim Webber argues that originally Web Services was just the extension of similar technologies like CORBA but now it is evolving and allowing for more REST-like architectures that are more open and loosely coupled. If you are interested in web services and the direction they are heading then this article is a very good read.

Links
REST in Peach? - Article by Jim Webber
WebServices.org Site