WS-I Initiates Work on Three New Profiles

WS-I Announces New Profile Work for 2006

Web Services Interoperability Organization Initiates Work on Three New Profiles: Basic Profile 1.2, Basic Profile 2.0 and Reliable Secure Profile 1.0

Wakefield, MA, USA. May 01, 2006.

The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) today announced that the WS-I Board of Directors has approved two new working group charters, which will result in the development of three new WS-I profiles in 2006: the Basic Profile 1.2, Basic Profile 2.0 and the Reliable Secure Profile 1.0. WS I is a global industry organization that promotes consistent and reliable interoperability among Web services across platforms, applications and programming languages. More information about WS-I can be found at www.ws-i.org.

The first charter, a revision to the existing WS-I Basic Profile Working Group charter, will result in the development the Basic Profile 1.2 and the Basic Profile 2.0. The Basic Profile 1.2 will incorporate asynchronous messaging and will also consider SOAP 1.1 with Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) and XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP). The Basic Profile 2.0 will build on the Basic Profile 1.2 and will be based on SOAP 1.2 with MTOM and XOP. The second charter establishes a new working group, the Reliable Secure Profile Working Group, which will deliver guidance to Web services architects and developers concerning reliable messaging with security. Work on the new profiles will start immediately. The new working groups are expected to meet face-to-face at the WS-I Summer Community Meeting, which will be held next month in Ottawa, Canada.

"WS-I continues to be a leading force in the industry driving interoperability of Web services, and with the set of new profiles, WS-I is again this year challenging itself to take key steps forward," said newly appointed Chairman Michael Bechauf. "With these new profiles, WS-I is facilitating the advanced technical work to achieve the level of interoperability that the industry has eagerly anticipated. I want to thank our member companies and the Board of Directors which have taken this important step for the organization to the benefit of all."

"WS-I is taking a significant step forward as it enhances the Basic Profile and provides guidance for interoperable asynchronous and reliable messaging," said Daniel Sholler, Vice President, Application Infrastructure and Middleware at Gartner. "WS-I's profiles are critical for making Web services interoperability a practical reality."

The Basic Profiles 1.2 and 2.0

The WS-I Basic Profile consists of implementation guidelines on how core Web services specifications should be used together to develop interoperable Web services. To date, WS-I has produced the Basic Profile 1.0 and 1.1. The Basic Profile 1.2 will be a revision of the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 to incorporate the following specifications:

W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 Core
W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 SOAP Binding
W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 WSDL Binding
SOAP 1.1 Binding for MTOM 1.0

Once the Basic Profile 1.2 progresses to Working Group Approval Draft, the Basic Profile Working Group will focus on the development of the Basic Profile 2.0, which will be based upon the following specifications:

W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 Core
W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 SOAP Binding
W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 WSDL Binding
W3C SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1: Messaging Framework
W3C SOAP Version 1.2 Part 2: Adjuncts
W3C Message Transmission Optimization Method (MTOM)
W3C XML-binary Optimized Packaging
W3C Namespaces in XML
W3C XML 1.0 Second Edition
W3C WSDL 1.1
W3C XML Schema 2001 Part 1: Structures
W3C XML Schema 2001 Part 2: Datatypes
OASIS UDDI 2
OASIS UDDI 3
WSDL 1.1 Binding Extension for SOAP 1.2

"These new versions of the Basic Profile will provide a solid foundation for Web services and for more advanced profiles such as the Reliable Secure Profile," said Chris Ferris, Chair of the WS-I Basic Profile Working Group. "Now that the WS-Addressing specification has reached Proposed Recommendation status within the W3C, architects and developers will be looking to WS-I to provide interoperability guidance for asynchronous messaging."

WS-I to Develop Reliable Messaging Profile

The newly chartered Reliable Secure Profile Working Group will begin developing scenarios, requirements and profile guidance in parallel with the related standardization efforts within the OASIS WS-Reliable Exchange Technical Committee. The working group's primary deliverable is the WS-I Reliable Secure Profile (RSP) 1.0 which will provide guidance to architects and developers concerning reliable messaging with security. RSP 1.0 will be based upon the following specifications:

OASIS WS-ReliableMessaging 1.1
OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3

The scenarios and requirements work will consider interoperability issues identified across a wide range of Web services applications (e.g., mobile, devices, intermediaries, enterprise applications, etc.). A Chair for the Reliable Secure Profile Working Group will be named shortly.

The Basic Profile 1.2 and 2.0, and the Reliable Secure Profile 1.0, when practical, will cleanly compose with other WS-I profiles delivered to date.

Testimonials from WS-I Board of Directors in support of the new profile work can be found at:

http://www.ws-i.org/docs/press/20060501wsipr-testimonials.doc

Testimonials

Testimonials for WS-I's New Profiles from WS-I Board Member Companies:

"BEA is excited that WS-I will continue its profiling efforts. BEA was the first vendor to offer supported implementations of SOAP 1.2, WS-Addressing and WS-ReliableMessaging, three of the key specifications that will be profiled. This profile work will help drive wider customer adoption to build, blend and deploy service-enabled applications." — Ed Cobb, Vice President, Architectures and Standards, BEA Systems

"Fujitsu is pleased to support this new work. Throughout the industry, the WS-I Reliable Secure Profile will help to ensure interoperability with the open standard specifications. We expect this profile will bring significant benefits to customers of our Interstage software product, and will contribute to the promotion of SOA and Web services technologies in the market." — Yoshiyuki Tanakura, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Limited

"WS-I continues to provide critical leadership by delivering guidance for the development of interoperable Web services. The work to develop new profiles that will support WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Addressing and WS-SecureConversation in WS-I will address requirements we are hearing from our customers and continue the maturation of Web services." — Karla Norsworthy, Vice President, Software Standards, IBM

"The new profile work is an important step in furthering the progress of WS-* Web services and helping our customers achieve greater levels of interoperability. Microsoft is committed to working with industry partners and WS-I to support interoperable Web services, enabling customers to connect systems and reach out to partners and customers in new and dynamic ways." — Ari Bixhorn, Director of Web Services Strategy, Microsoft

"Today's announcement demonstrates WS-I's continued dedication to the advancement of interoperable Web services. The progress that is being made in the area of profiles further contributes to establishing strong standards for Web services interoperability that benefit our customers and the industry." — Jeff Mischkinsky, Director, Web Services Standards, Consulting Member Technical Staff, Oracle

"WS-I continues to be a leading force in the industry driving interoperability of Web services, and with the set of new profiles, WS-I is again this year challenging itself to take key steps forward. With these new profiles, WS-I is facilitating the advanced technical work to achieve the level of interoperability that the industry has eagerly anticipated. I want to thank our member companies and the Board of Directors which have taken this important step for the organization to the benefit of all." — Michael Bechauf, Vice President of Industry Standards, SAP

"The WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 and Basic Security Profile 1.0 provided a solid and much needed foundation for Web services-based Interoperability. We are excited that WS-I has chosen to elevate profiling to the next level of key infrastructure specifications. By helping to weed out many of the interoperability issues that plague related domains, the Basic Profile 2.0 and the Reliable Secure Profile will deliver significant benefits to all users." — Prasad Yendluri, Principal Architect, webMethods

About WS-I

WS-I is an open industry organization that promotes consistent and reliable interoperability among Web services across platforms, applications and programming languages. The organization unites a diverse community of Web services companies to provide guidance, recommended practices and supporting resources for developing interoperable Web services. For more information, please visit www.ws-i.org, or e-mail info@ws-i.org.

Contact

Prequent, Inc. (for WS-I)
Christian Danella, 408-993-2269 or 415-350-4830 (mobile)
christian@prequent.com

[Source:
http://www.ws-i.org/docs/press/20060501wsipr.doc
http://www.ws-i.org/docs/press/20060501wsipr-testimonials.doc]

Prepared by Robin Cover for The XML Cover Pages archive. General references in "Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I)." See also Reliable Messaging references.

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WS I is a global industry organization that promotes consistent and reliable interoperability among Web services across platforms, applications and programming languages. More information about WS-I can be found at www.ws-i.org. The first charter, a revision to the existing WS-I Basic Profile Working Group charter, will result in the development the Basic Profile 1.2 and the Basic Profile 2.0. The Basic Profile 1.2 will incorporate asynchronous messaging and will also consider SOAP 1.1 with Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) and XML-binary Optimized Packaging (XOP). The Basic Profile 2.0 will build on the Basic Profile 1.2 and will be based on SOAP 1.2 with MTOM and XOP. The second charter establishes a new working group, the Reliable Secure Profile Working Group, which will deliver guidance to Web services architects and developers concerning reliable messaging with security. Work on the new profiles will start immediately. The new working groups are expected to meet face-to-face at the WS-I Summer Community Meeting, which will be held next month in Ottawa, Canada. "WS-I continues to be a leading force in the industry driving interoperability of Web services, and with the set of new profiles, WS-I is again this year challenging itself to take key steps forward," said newly appointed Chairman Michael Bechauf. "With these new profiles, WS-I is facilitating the advanced technical work to achieve the level of interoperability that the industry has eagerly anticipated. I want to thank our member companies and the Board of Directors which have taken this important step for the organization to the benefit of all." "WS-I is taking a significant step forward as it enhances the Basic Profile and provides guidance for interoperable asynchronous and reliable messaging," said Daniel Sholler, Vice President, Application Infrastructure and Middleware at Gartner. "WS-I's profiles are critical for making Web services interoperability a practical reality." The Basic Profiles 1.2 and 2.0 The WS-I Basic Profile consists of implementation guidelines on how core Web services specifications should be used together to develop interoperable Web services. To date, WS-I has produced the Basic Profile 1.0 and 1.1. The Basic Profile 1.2 will be a revision of the WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 to incorporate the following specifications: W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 Core W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 SOAP Binding W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 WSDL Binding SOAP 1.1 Binding for MTOM 1.0 Once the Basic Profile 1.2 progresses to Working Group Approval Draft, the Basic Profile Working Group will focus on the development of the Basic Profile 2.0, which will be based upon the following specifications: W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 Core W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 SOAP Binding W3C WS-Addressing 1.0 WSDL Binding W3C SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1: Messaging Framework W3C SOAP Version 1.2 Part 2: Adjuncts W3C Message Transmission Optimization Method (MTOM) W3C XML-binary Optimized Packaging W3C Namespaces in XML W3C XML 1.0 Second Edition W3C WSDL 1.1 W3C XML Schema 2001 Part 1: Structures W3C XML Schema 2001 Part 2: Datatypes OASIS UDDI 2 OASIS UDDI 3 WSDL 1.1 Binding Extension for SOAP 1.2 "These new versions of the Basic Profile will provide a solid foundation for Web services and for more advanced profiles such as the Reliable Secure Profile," said Chris Ferris, Chair of the WS-I Basic Profile Working Group. "Now that the WS-Addressing specification has reached Proposed Recommendation status within the W3C, architects and developers will be looking to WS-I to provide interoperability guidance for asynchronous messaging." WS-I to Develop Reliable Messaging Profile The newly chartered Reliable Secure Profile Working Group will begin developing scenarios, requirements and profile guidance in parallel with the related standardization efforts within the OASIS WS-Reliable Exchange Technical Committee. The working group's primary deliverable is the WS-I Reliable Secure Profile (RSP) 1.0 which will provide guidance to architects and developers concerning reliable messaging with security. RSP 1.0 will be based upon the following specifications: OASIS WS-ReliableMessaging 1.1 OASIS WS-SecureConversation 1.3 The scenarios and requirements work will consider interoperability issues identified across a wide range of Web services applications (e.g., mobile, devices, intermediaries, enterprise applications, etc.). A Chair for the Reliable Secure Profile Working Group will be named shortly. The Basic Profile 1.2 and 2.0, and the Reliable Secure Profile 1.0, when practical, will cleanly compose with other WS-I profiles delivered to date. Testimonials from WS-I Board of Directors in support of the new profile work can be found at: http://www.ws-i.org/docs/press/20060501wsipr-testimonials.doc Testimonials Testimonials for WS-I's New Profiles from WS-I Board Member Companies: "BEA is excited that WS-I will continue its profiling efforts. BEA was the first vendor to offer supported implementations of SOAP 1.2, WS-Addressing and WS-ReliableMessaging, three of the key specifications that will be profiled. This profile work will help drive wider customer adoption to build, blend and deploy service-enabled applications." — Ed Cobb, Vice President, Architectures and Standards, BEA Systems "Fujitsu is pleased to support this new work. Throughout the industry, the WS-I Reliable Secure Profile will help to ensure interoperability with the open standard specifications. We expect this profile will bring significant benefits to customers of our Interstage software product, and will contribute to the promotion of SOA and Web services technologies in the market." — Yoshiyuki Tanakura, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Limited "WS-I continues to provide critical leadership by delivering guidance for the development of interoperable Web services. The work to develop new profiles that will support WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Addressing and WS-SecureConversation in WS-I will address requirements we are hearing from our customers and continue the maturation of Web services." — Karla Norsworthy, Vice President, Software Standards, IBM "The new profile work is an important step in furthering the progress of WS-* Web services and helping our customers achieve greater levels of interoperability. Microsoft is committed to working with industry partners and WS-I to support interoperable Web services, enabling customers to connect systems and reach out to partners and customers in new and dynamic ways." — Ari Bixhorn, Director of Web Services Strategy, Microsoft "Today's announcement demonstrates WS-I's continued dedication to the advancement of interoperable Web services. The progress that is being made in the area of profiles further contributes to establishing strong standards for Web services interoperability that benefit our customers and the industry." — Jeff Mischkinsky, Director, Web Services Standards, Consulting Member Technical Staff, Oracle "WS-I continues to be a leading force in the industry driving interoperability of Web services, and with the set of new profiles, WS-I is again this year challenging itself to take key steps forward. With these new profiles, WS-I is facilitating the advanced technical work to achieve the level of interoperability that the industry has eagerly anticipated. I want to thank our member companies and the Board of Directors which have taken this important step for the organization to the benefit of all." — Michael Bechauf, Vice President of Industry Standards, SAP "The WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 and Basic Security Profile 1.0 provided a solid and much needed foundation for Web services-based Interoperability. We are excited that WS-I has chosen to elevate profiling to the next level of key infrastructure specifications. By helping to weed out many of the interoperability issues that plague related domains, the Basic Profile 2.0 and the Reliable Secure Profile will deliver significant benefits to all users." — Prasad Yendluri, Principal Architect, webMethods About WS-I WS-I is an open industry organization that promotes consistent and reliable interoperability among Web services across platforms, applications and programming languages. The organization unites a diverse community of Web services companies to provide guidance, recommended practices and supporting resources for developing interoperable Web services. For more information, please visit www.ws-i.org, or e-mail info@ws-i.org. Contact Prequent, Inc. (for WS-I) Christian Danella, 408-993-2269 or 415-350-4830 (mobile) christian@prequent.com [Source: http://www.ws-i.org/docs/press/20060501wsipr.doc http://www.ws-i.org/docs/press/20060501wsipr-testimonials.doc] Prepared by Robin Cover for The XML Cover Pages archive. General references in "Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I)." See also Reliable Messaging references.