Web Services are services that are made available from a business's Web server for Web users or other Web-connected programs.The term Web services describes a standardized way of integrating Web-based application using the XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI open standards over an Internet protocol backbone. XML is used to tag the data, SOAP is used to transfer the data, WSDL is used for describing the services available and UDDI is used for listing what services are available.