International Journal of Computer Engineering and Technology (IJCET), ISSN 0976-6367(Print), ISSN 0976 - 6375(Online), Volume 4, Issue 5, September - October (2013), © IAEME 9 AGENT BASED WEB SERVICE COMMUNICATING DIFFERENT IS’S AND PLATFORMS Shaymaa mohammed jawad kadhim Research Student, BVUCOE, Pune. Ministry of transport, Iraq Dr. Shashank Joshi Professor, BVDUCOE, Pune ABSTRACT Nowadays, in a globalized and dynamic world - many companies use different platforms, OS, legacy software and hardware. All these different technologies may need to integrate and communicate with each other without effecting their own performance and with minimal costs. In this paper we will introduce two different IS’s to communicate with each other by using agent based Web services. Keywords: IS, Legacy Software, Agent Based Web Service, Web Service, Performance. 1. INTRODUCTION Many companies form such different sectors like financial, educational, scientific are in need of IS and service-based web applications. Due to globalization many of these companies are merging rapidly. These mergers often requires the integration of old legacy systems into new and efficient IS. Where the Legacy system is considered no longer economical, technology, computer- system, or application- . The legacy system may or may not remain in use. But even if it is no longer used, it may continue to impact the organization due to its historical role. Historic data may not have been converted into the new system format and may exist within the new system with the use of a customized schema crosswalk, or may exist only in a data warehouse. In either case, the effect on business intelligence and operational reporting can be significant. For a variety of reasons, a legacy system may continue to be used, sometimes well past its vendor-supported lifetime, resulting in support and maintenance challenges. It may be that the system still provides for the users' needs, even though newer technology or more efficient methods of performing a task are now available. However, the decision to keep an old system may be influenced by economic reasons such as return INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (IJCET) ISSN 0976 – 6367(Print) ISSN 0976 – 6375(Online) Volume 4, Issue 5, September – October (2013), pp. 09-14 © IAEME: www.iaeme.com/ijcet.asp Journal Impact Factor (2013): 6.1302 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com IJCET © I A E M E