Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) is an industry specification for publishing and locating information about Web services. It defines an information framework that enables you to describe and classify your organization, its services, and the technical details about the interfaces of the Web services you expose. The framework enables consistent discovery of services or interfaces of a particular type, classification, or function. UDDI also defines a set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that can be used by applications and services to directly interact with UDDI data. For example, you can develop services that automatically publish and update their UDDI data, react dynamically to service availability, or automatically discover interface details for other services with which they interact.
UDDI Services is a Microsoft® Windows® .NET Web service that provides UDDI capabilities for use within an enterprise or between business partners. It includes a Web interface with searching, publishing, and coordinating features that are compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 4.5 or later. UDDI Services supports the UDDI version 1.0 and 2.0 APIs, enabling enterprise developers to publish, discover, share, and reuse Web services directly through their development tools and business applications.