Web Service vs Web Application

Question

I know this is an old question and must have been answered hundred times already, but I am not able to find a satisfactory response as yet.

I am creating an applicat

Answer 1

I know its too late to replay, but still i want

Web Services approach is good if

a. enterprise integration with only webservices, like integrating distributed modules /applications.

b. suited for distributed applications

c. more than one consumer for same service - like Banks consuming data from Credit Reporting Agency

d. consumers want data in different formats - like one consumer(customer) wants in XML format, other would be in JASON ..etc