Web Services has been the subject of much discussion, industry hype and promotion by the software industry and analysts. Analyst firm CBDI Forum has promoted not only Web Services but also Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). On their own, Web Services solve some technical issues to do with platform incompatibility and distributed computing across the Internet, but also build a web of interdependencies and a potential management nightmare. CBDI strongly recommends adoption of SOA as part of the migration to Web Services. The combination of the two provides a platform for business collaboration inside the enterprise and B2B.