Members Approve WS-Context as OASIS Standard.ESI (Edge Side Includes) A markup language for Web pages that enables elements of a Web page to be dynamically assembled in servers distributed throughout the Internet. Acquisition, IONA, Oracle, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. and Others Define Open Framework for Supporting Transactional Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Compositions BOSTON -- OASIS, the international standards consortium, today announced that its members have approved Web Services Context (WS-Context) version 1.0 as an OASIS Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. . WS-Context defines an open framework for supporting coordinated and transactional compositions of multiple Web services applications. The new standard is offered on a Royalty-Free basis, as provided under OASIS policies. "When Web services are used in combination, the ability to set the boundaries of an activity (such as start/end or success/failure) and to inform participants of changes to activities become extremely important," explained Eric Newcomer of IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, NASDAQ: IONA, began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded by Chris Horn, Annrai O'Toole, Colin Newman and Seán Baker.[1][2] IONA maintains headquarter offices in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo. , co-chair of the OASIS Web Services Composite Application In computing, the term composite application expresses a perspective of software engineering that defines an application built by combining multiple services. People often compare composite applications to mashups. Framework (WS-CAF) Technical Committee. "WS-Context provides standard, interoperable ways to demarcate de·mar·cate tr.v. de·mar·cat·ed, de·mar·cat·ing, de·mar·cates 1. To set the boundaries of; delimit. 2. To separate clearly as if by boundaries; distinguish: demarcate categories. and coordinate Web services activities. Business process transactions can be recovered predictably and consistently with WS-Context, and the standard allows participants to define their relationships with one another." "WS-Context ensures that multiple Web services deployed in a variety of execution environments behave as if they are deployed in a single, consistent environment," added Martin Chapman of Oracle, co-chair of the OASIS WS-CAF Technical Committee. "For example, an organization's Service Oriented Architecture (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) may require security information, conversational session information, database and file handles and process IDs, among other services, to be shared across multiple execution environments built on different platforms. WS-Context ensures that the Java, .NET, and other Web services in the enterprise all behave similarly and as expected at runtime." "A wide variety of applications that involve workflow or business-to-business interactions will benefit from the composability that WS-Context delivers," observed OASIS president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Patrick Gannon. "We congratulate the members of the OASIS WS-CAF Technical Committee for their work in advancing this important addition to the growing list of Web services standards." WS-Context was developed by representatives of ESI Acquisition, IONA, Oracle, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and other members of OASIS. Werner Enterprises Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) is one of the largest trucking companies in the United States and has its Corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Werner was founded in 1956 by Clarence L. Werner, who began his business with only one truck at age 19. , Red Hat, and IONA all verified successful usage of WS-Context, in accordance with eligibility requirements for OASIS Standards. WS-Context and the archives of the OASIS WS-CAF Technical Committee are publicly accessible. OASIS hosts the ws-context-dev mail list for exchanging information on implementing the standard. Support for WS-Context OASIS Standard See http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis-news-2007-04-25.php for executive quotes from IONA, Oracle, and Red Hat Additional information: WS-Context OASIS Standard http://www.oasis-open.org/specs/index.php#wscontextv1.0 OASIS WS-CAF Technical Committee http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ws-caf/ WS-Context developers mail list subscribe-ws-context-dev@lists.oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/ws-context-dev/ About OASIS: OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit, international consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. Members themselves set the OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open process expressly designed to promote industry consensus and unite disparate efforts. The consortium produces open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced for Web services, security, e-business, and standardization efforts in the public sector and for application-specific markets. Founded in 1993, OASIS has more than 5,000 participants representing over 600 organizations and individual members in 100 countries. http://www.oasis-open.org |
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