Since Web services and XML ran a one-two finish in 2001's contest, it's fair to ask which part of the Gartner hype cycle best characterizes XML Web services in 2002. Some observers regarded 2002 as the dreaded trough of disillusionment, and in some ways that was true. But we think last year also marked the beginning of a steady march up the slope of enlightenment. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]
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