documentation/manual/en/module_specs/Zend_Service.xml

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   3 <sect1 id="zend.service.introduction">
   4     <title>Introduction</title>
   5
   6     <para>
   7         <classname>Zend_Service</classname> is an abstract class which serves as a
   8         foundation for web service implementations, such as <acronym>SOAP</acronym> or REST.
   9     </para>
  10
  11     <para>
  12         If you need support for generic, <acronym>XML</acronym>-based REST services, you may want
  13         to look at <link linkend="zend.rest.client"><classname>Zend_Rest_Client</classname></link>.
  14     </para>
  15
  16     <para>
  17         In addition to being able to extend the <classname>Zend_Service</classname> and
  18         use <classname>Zend_Rest_Client</classname> for REST-based web services, Zend also
  19         provides support for popular web services. See the following sections
  20         for specific information on each supported web service.
  21     </para>
  22
  23     <itemizedlist>
  24         <listitem>
  25             <para>
  26                 <link linkend="zend.service.akismet">Akismet</link>
  27             </para>
  28         </listitem>
  29
  30         <listitem>
  31             <para>
  32                 <link linkend="zend.service.amazon">Amazon</link>
  33             </para>
  34         </listitem>
  35
  36         <listitem>
  37             <para>
  38                 <link linkend="zend.service.audioscrobbler">Audioscrobbler</link>
  39             </para>
  40         </listitem>
  41
  42         <listitem>
  43             <para>
  44                 <link linkend="zend.service.delicious">Del.icio.us</link>
  45             </para>
  46         </listitem>
  47
  48         <listitem>
  49             <para>
  50                 <link linkend="zend.service.flickr">Flickr</link>
  51             </para>
  52         </listitem>
  53
  54         <listitem>
  55             <para>
  56                 <link linkend="zend.service.livedocx">LiveDocx</link>
  57             </para>
  58         </listitem>
  59
  60         <listitem>
  61             <para>
  62                 <link linkend="zend.service.nirvanix">Nirvanix</link>
  63             </para>
  64         </listitem>
  65
  66         <listitem>
  67             <para>
  68                 <link linkend="zend.service.recaptcha">ReCaptcha</link>
  69             </para>
  70         </listitem>
  71
  72         <listitem>
  73             <para>
  74                 <link linkend="zend.service.simpy">Simpy</link>
  75             </para>
  76         </listitem>
  77
  78         <listitem>
  79             <para>
  80                 <link linkend="zend.service.slideshare">SlideShare</link>
  81             </para>
  82         </listitem>
  83
  84         <listitem>
  85             <para>
  86                 <link linkend="zend.service.strikeiron">StrikeIron</link>
  87             </para>
  88         </listitem>
  89
  90         <listitem>
  91             <para>
  92                 <link linkend="zend.service.technorati">Technorati</link>
  93             </para>
  94         </listitem>
  95
  96         <listitem>
  97             <para>
  98                 <link linkend="zend.service.twitter">Twitter</link>
  99             </para>
 100         </listitem>
 101
 102         <listitem>
 103             <para>
 104                 <link linkend="zend.service.windowsazure">Windows Azure</link>
 105             </para>
 106         </listitem>
 107
 108         <listitem>
 109             <para>
 110                 <link linkend="zend.service.yahoo">Yahoo!</link>
 111             </para>
 112         </listitem>
 113     </itemizedlist>
 114
 115     <para>
 116         Additional services are coming in the future.
 117     </para>
 118 </sect1>
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