This application describes systems and techniques for using a Web-service
based business process to interact with a Web browser as if the Web
browser were a Web service server. In one exemplary implementation, an
interface module with a HTTP server is provided to convert data from the
Web browser into an XML document from a Web service server and to convert
data from the business process engine in an XML document to a Web service
server into a Web page for the Web browser. The business process engine
may be programmed in the Business Process Execution Language for Web
Services (BPEL) or other suitable business process execution languages.
Mechanisms for supporting the back button function in the Web browser are
described for interaction between the business process engine and the Web
browser.