Architecture and method for order placement web service

A method for producing a web service comprising:

• providing at least one client computer in communication with a computer network;
• receiving a service request to place a product order from the client computer via the computer network;
• placing the product order into an order fulfillment database;
• sending an order confirmation to the client computer via the computer network in response to the request.

An apparatus for producing a web service comprising;

• at least one server computer in communication with a computer network;
• an interface module in communication with the server computer, the interface module comprising software for receiving a service request to place a product order from a client, passing the service request to at least one other component of the apparatus, and passing an order confirmation to the client in response to the product order service request;
• an implementation module in communication with the interface module, the implementation module comprising software for handling data provided by at least one other component of the apparatus in response to the service request;
• and
• a fulfillment module in communication with the implementation module, the fulfillment module comprising software for entering the product order into a product order fulfillment database.