Relay Service for Different Web Service Architectures

A system for providing method for processing service requests at a relay service, comprising:

• a relay service application running on a relay server;
• and
• a web service application running on an application server;
• the relay service application configured to:
• receive a first service call in a first format from a service client;
• convert the first service call to a second service call in a second format, the second format corresponding to an interface used by the web service application;
• and
• send the second service call to the web service application.

A method comprising:

• receiving a first service call from a client, the first service call implemented using a first format;
• converting the first service call to a second service call at the relay service, the second service call in a second format that is used by a back office service;
• authenticating the first service call using a security token;
• extracting user identity information from the security token to use when making the second service call to the back office service;
• and
• making a service call to the back office service using the second service call.