Web Services testing is to ensure the functionality works correctly by validating the responses sent to each SOAP/HTTP request.

Service-Oriented Architecture is a way of designing and developing software ‘services’ that can be deployed and managed across an enterprise environment. It has the potential to deliver agility, flexibility and help reduce cost. As SOA begins to be the mainstay of IT infrastructure, actively and aggressively testing Web services has become crucial. Only by adopting a comprehensive testing approach that includes functional, performance, interoperability and vulnerability testing, enterprises can ensure that their SOA is robust, scalable, interoperable, and secure.