Web Services Interoperability
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The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) is an industry consortium chartered to promote interoperability amongst the stack of web services specifications. WS-I does not define standards for web services; rather, it creates guidelines and tests for interoperability. It has recently become part of OASIS, another standards body.
It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of the founding members (IBM
, Microsoft
, BEA Systems
, SAP
, Oracle
, Fujitsu
, Hewlett-Packard
, and Intel) and two elected members (currently, Sun Microsystems
and webMethods
).
The organization's deliverables include profiles, sample applications that demonstrate the profiles' use, and test tools to help determine profile conformance.
In a 2003 interview , the WS-I spokesman said even if every companies are free to claim compliance unfaithfully, he expects companies to be honest:
It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of the founding members (IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, BEA Systems
BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products known as "middleware", which connect software applications to databases and was acquired by Oracle Corporation on April 29, 2008.- History :...
, SAP
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
, Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, Fujitsu
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
, Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, and Intel) and two elected members (currently, Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
and webMethods
WebMethods
webMethods is an enterprise software company, acquired by Software AG, focused on application integration, business process integration and B2B partner integration. Founded in 1996, the company pioneered the use of web services to connect software applications together within a single organization...
).
The organization's deliverables include profiles, sample applications that demonstrate the profiles' use, and test tools to help determine profile conformance.
WS-I Profiles
According to WS-I, a profile isA set of named web services specifications at specific revision levels, together with a set of implementation and interoperability guidelines recommending how the specifications may be used to develop interoperable web services.
- WS-I Basic ProfileWS-I Basic ProfileThe WS-I Basic Profile , a specification from the Web Services Interoperability industry consortium , provides interoperability guidance for core Web Services specifications such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI...
- WS-I Basic Security Profile
- Simple Soap Binding ProfileSimple Soap Binding ProfileSimple Soap Binding Profile is a specification from the Web Services Interoperability industry consortium. It is intended as a support profile for the WS-I Basic Profile....
WS-I Profile Compliance
The WS-I is not a certifying authority thus every vendor can claim to be compliant to a profile. However the use of the test tool is required before a company can claim a product to be compliant. See WS-I Trademarks and Compliance claims requirementsIn a 2003 interview , the WS-I spokesman said even if every companies are free to claim compliance unfaithfully, he expects companies to be honest:
"We expect enforcement of that brand to be market-driven. We suspect no one wants to be the first person to be called on for making a bad claim." http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/2247551