The government of Singapore uses web services standards XML, SOAP and UDDI for integration of its government portal with actual services. Another problem is the fragmentation of standards today, according to Butler, and it is unlikely SOAP, UDDI...
SOAP or Simple Object Access Protocol SOAP is the lingua franca of web services protocols. SOAP was created by Microsoft and IBM in 2000. Based on SOAP, it literally works as a directory that businesses can use as a framework for describing their...
Think of the app server as a delivery mechanism. However, the performance of the core server product can often be overshadowed by the extensive use of enhanced features. Because the core functionality of all application servers has now reached...
Microsoft hopes to turn XDocs into the data retrieval mechanism most Office customers would want to use, which would enhance the value of the productivity suite. The product is based on Extensible Mark-up Language (XML), already a popular standard...
WS-CAF, which compromises three individual specifications, proposes a mechanism for coordinating transactions across many machines in multistep business processes. The WS-CAF set of specifications seeks to improve interoperability by standardising...
The company has added a separate storage mechanism for XML to DB2. The mechanism keeps the document structure intact rather than reformatting it for a relational system. On Thursday, IBM is expected to disclose enhanced security features that will...