Systinet WASP is Reference Implementation for Proposed Recommendation of W3C SOAP 1.2 Specification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2003 Leading independent Web services provider is an active participant in the formation of critical Web services specification Systinet, the leading independent provider of Web services infrastructure software, today announced support for the latest World Wide Web Consortium (W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). ) SOAP 1.2 Specification, which has advanced to Proposed Recommendation status. Systinet WASP for Java, 4.5 is a reference implementation for the standard, and was used to provide valuable evidence of interoperable implementations of SOAP 1.2. This evidence will be leveraged to advance the specification along W3C's Recommendation track. "SOAP 1.2 is a significant achievement and its specification is now close to completion," said Roman Stanek, founder 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. of Systinet. "Systinet is pleased to share our technology and products with organizations like W3C to develop early implementations of the industry's most pervasive Web services standards." SOAP 1.2 is a lightweight protocol intended for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment, and is one of the key standards that underpin Web services technology. The latest SOAP 1.2 specification has a clearer framework for extensibility, which will make interoperability between different implementations much easier. SOAP 1.2 also defines a formal binding framework and XML Infoset, both of which allow SOAP to be used across many different applications and environments. W3C officially announced its proposed recommendation for the SOAP 1.2 specification today. SOAP 1.2 has been sent to the W3C Membership for final review. Systinet has been on the forefront of Web services standards development and is a founding member and active promoter of key standards efforts for SOAP, WSDL (Web Services Description Language) An XML-based language for defining Web services. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WSDL describes the protocols and formats used by the service. , UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) An industry initiative for a universal business registry (catalog) of Web services turned over to the stewardship of OASIS in 2002 as the version 3 specification of UDDI was released. , Web services security, Web services interoperability The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) is an industry consortium chartered to promote interoperability amongst the stack of web services specifications. and other cooperative efforts at W3C, UDDI.org/Advisory Group, OASIS, WS-I (Web Services Interoperability Organization, www.ws-i.org) A consortium founded by Microsoft, IBM, BEA Systems and Intel that is dedicated to the development of Web services. Its goals are to provide guidance and education, to promote interoperability and to ensure that Web services and WS-S WS-S Web Services-Security (Oasis) . Systinet's WASP suite of products is a complete solution for building, deploying, securing and managing Web services. Systinet WASP Server for Java and WASP Server for C++ are industrial-strength Web services runtime environments that fully support industry standards, including SOAP 1.1, SOAP 1.2 and WSDL 1.1. WASP UDDI is a V2 complaint registry with advanced V3 functionality. Systinet's OEM Edition is a Web services solution tailored to fit the needs of ISVs. Systinet's WASP Server for Java 4.5, which became available in 2003, was the recipient of eWEEK Labs Analyst's Choice Award. This is the second time, in as many attempts, that a Systinet Web services product has received this distinguished award. The eWEEK reviewer described the product as "the most comprehensive set of tools for developing, securing and managing Web services" in the March 31, 2003 issue. About Systinet Corporation Systinet provides Web services infrastructure software. Systinet's products make it easy for enterprises, ISVs and OEMs to build, deploy, secure and manage Web services. The Systinet WASP suite of products is based on industry-standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WASP products are available for Java and C++, interoperate seamlessly with other Web services implementations such as Microsoft .NET, and are portable across a wide variety of platforms and servers. With over 27,000 registered users and hundreds of live deployments, Systinet's clients include Amazon.com, Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB , Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, FileNet, Interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. , JP Morgan, Mercator, and SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. . Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Systinet is a privately-held company with over 90 employees. In March 2002, Systinet announced venture funding of $21 million from Warburg Pincus. To find out how Systinet can help your business, visit http://www.systinet.com, call 1-617-868-2224, or email us at sales@systinet.com. |
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