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This document describes those situations for which Web services provide a best solution. It illustrates how Web services may use object-centric or document-centric processing, and that their interactions may be based on RPC or asynchronous messaging. The choice of Web service design is often a matter of the existing applications or the purpose of the service. The document recommends guidelines for designing Web services to meet particular needs and for optimal implementation of these services.