Patent ID: 8078684
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program for accessing web services, the computer program having instructions for performing: receiving a web service request for the web service from a local application web service consumer, the web service request being in a web service format; wrapping the web service request in an instant messaging format as an instant messaging version of the web service request, wherein the instant message version of the web service request contains a native web service format of the web service request; and transmitting the instant message version of the web service request to an instant messaging port of a computer machine hosting the web service, wherein the computer machine is blocked from receiving inbound web service traffic and is allowed to receive inbound instant messaging traffic such that remote access to the web service on the computer machine is obtained by tunneling the web service request through an instant messaging service via the instant message version of the web service request.