Improving reusability with Web Services

Abstract: This master’s thesis discusses the evolution of DataPartner’s application "Inventera". Inventera is designed to do inventory of stock on handheld computers and integartes with SPCS Administration. Inventera is enhanced with a wireless connection and the SPCS API is wrapped with Web Services. The theoretical part of this thesis examines diffrent possibilities to increase reusability by using web service technology when developing software. A case study of the SPCS API is used in order to study differences between using no Web Services at all, static web services or dynamic web services.