UDDI-based Electronic Marketplaces

Electronic Marketplaces (eMarketplaces) are supposed to bring together businesses on the Web. Buyers and sellers should be able to interact with each other inside an architecture that is easy to use and maintain. eMarketplace owners can implement several types of processes depending upon their target audience, operations, and finance models. The greatest benefits lie with cost reduction for all players and the ability to reach otherwise untapped business prospects. This paper discusses how UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) and WSDL (Web Services Description Language) work together to form the core architecture of the next-generation e-commerce model.