I should have summarized and related this to ohs-dev a bit more...
Is John on this list? :-)
The interesting article is titled "Analysts Compare IBM's Web Services
to Microsoft's .Net" by By John K. Waters. As I understand it it says
that indeed XML is the middleware of choice for both IBM and Microsoft,
specifically the following. I found a few introductory references for
these XML acronyms for myself as well.
SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol http://www.codeproject.com/soap/
UDDI - Universal Description, Discovery and Integration http://www.uddi.org
WSDL - Web Services Description Language http://www.ddj.com/topics/xml/ goes to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/general/wsdl.asp
The revolution is happening...
Regards,
-- -- Grant Bowman <grantbow@svpal.org>* Grant Bowman <grantbow@svpal.org> [010220 21:19]: > SOAP, UDDI and WSDL > > ----- Forwarded message from AppDevTrends@101communications-news.com ----- > From: AppDevTrends@101communications-news.com > Reply-To: AppDevTrendsHelp@101communications-news.com > To: GRANTBOW@SVPAL.ORG > Subject: eADT for February 20, 2001 > Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:42:07 -0600 > Message-ID: <LYRIS-1462991-31-2001.02.20-15.42.14--GRANTBOW#SVPAL.ORG@mailcontrol.industryemail.com> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (WinNT; U) > > eADT for Tuesday, February 20, 2001 > This complimentary newsletter is being sent to opt-in subscribers, > and to subscribers of other 101communications publications that might > be interested in its content. 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According to "IBM Steps Into The Web > Services Arena," IBM's Web-services architecture is technically > compatible with Microsoft's .NET but is driven by a different vision. > > Gartner analysts Yefim Natis and Messimo Pezzini see Microsoft's > .NET as signifying a radical departure from Microsoft's orientation > around proprietary technologies, while IBM's strategy is focused on > enabling the incremental evolution of existing enterprise systems. > Announced late last year, IBM's roadmap for supporting the delivery > of Web services has Big Blue embedding the SOAP, UDDI and WSDL > protocols into its main middleware products (the WebSphere > Application Server and MQSeries) and in its DB2, Lotus Domino, and > Tivoli products. Microsoft announced .Net in June, 2000. > > According to the Gartner report, although .NET is a new foundation > architecture and a revolution for Microsoft, for IBM, "Web Services > represents a technology layer aimed mainly at enabling incremental > evolution of enterprises' existing business-application systems. This > difference in vision is quite significant and can be used to predict > the areas of primary investment by the two vendors as they deliver > real technology to fulfill their announcements." > > The report predicts that IBM will look to extend the useful life of > its "vast installed base of older applications" by provide tools to > wrap or modernize the existing mainframe or other applications > alongside Java support for Web services. Microsoft, on the other hand, > is "looking to modernize the overall Windows environment," and so > "will primarily provide tools for building new service-oriented > applications in Windows alongside interoperability with pre-existing > COM+ applications." > > Natiz and Pezzini see the differing objectives of the two companies > as complementary, noting that "the new Windows-based Web services and > the revitalized mainframe-based Web services, both based on the same > set of standards, would represent the best of both worlds for many > enterprises." All of which presents an "opportunity for cooperation > between IBM and Microsoft." > > IBM's incremental approach to Web services, the report concludes, > will favor incremental adoption from its large pool of loyal > customers: "This approach will mean IBM's customers will experience > lower entry barriers to adopting IBM's Web services than other customers > > adopting the radical and innovative approach promoted by Microsoft." > > The authors expect all leading e-business platforms to support at > least the basic Web-services infrastructure by 2002 or 2003. By 2003, > they say, more than 75 percent of Web services in production will be > supported by Web-services infrastructures provided by IBM, Microsoft, > or two or three other vendors. > > ================================================================ > *************************************************************** > This issue is sponsored by Rational(TM) Software: > Try this FREE multimedia CD that shows you how to manage change the > Rational way. How? By integrating software configuration management > and defect and change tracking with two leading tools: Rational > ClearCase(TM) and Rational ClearQuest(TM). To request your FREE CD > featuring product information, technical demonstrations and customer > testimonials, visit http://www.rational.com/q4/cc2.jsp, today. > *************************************************************** > ================================================================ > Application Integration > > Sun Takes it to the Net with Sun ONE Web Services Offering > By John K. Waters > > SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Sun Microsystems has joined Microsoft, Oracle, > and Hewlett-Packard in the battle of the Web services architectures > with the announcement of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE). Sun > ONE includes server software, development tools, and other products > for building Web-based e-commerce applications and services. > > Sun ONE consists of new products and services coupled with > repackaged software, including offerings from iPlanet Commerce > Solutions, a joint venture between Sun and America Online Inc., as > well as services from Sun itself. The offering includes an architecture > and roadmap based on open standards, such as Java and XML, which Sun > execs say will allow developers to take advantage of so-called smart > Web services. Sun defines "smart" Web services as "enhanced Web > services with a level of intelligence based on context, [that] span > multiple networks beyond the Web, and provide a richer experience for > both enterprises and end-users." Sun ONE is designed to simplify the > way in which Web and open smart services are created, assembled, and > deployed. > > Among the products highlighted during the announcement was the Sun > ONE Webtop technology developer release 1.0. Sun execs also announced > updates of a slew of iPlanet server software products, which include > iPlanet Directory, Web, Application, Portal, Commerce, and > Communications servers. > > The Webtop technology helps service providers deliver productivity > applications via a branded, customized Internet-based desktop that > users will be able to access on any type of device, officials said. > Sun also claimed the new technology changes Web browsers from > "read only" to "read and write." > > Although Sun was among the first big IT vendors to embrace a highly > networked and Internet-centric vision of computing, analysts have > rapped the Palo Alto-based firm for coming late to this particular > party. Addressing a crowd of reporters and analysts gathered for the > announcement at the Sheraton Palace Hotel, Sun chairman Scott McNealy > said that his company has been developing a comprehensive Web services > strategy almost from its inception. > > "Everything we have been doing are Net services," McNealy said. > "We have been doing this for a long time. It's all we know how to > do." > > =============================================================== > Data Management > > CO-llaborating across the enterprise to increase time to market > By Barry Zellen > > Oculus Technologies, of Boston, Mass., recently introduced a new > peer-to-peer (P2P) collaboration product called CO, which is designed > to bring collaborative synergy and efficiency to the corporate > product design and development process, while ensuring security. > > Chris Williams, Oculus' president and CEO, says, "CO software > leverages the speed and scalability of peer-to-peer technology to > enable users to make better decisions through secure, direct > interaction with data sources." Williams adds that this allows > companies to save time to bring products to market. "As a result, > companies will realize a significant cost savings and at the same > time, enhance the quality of the products they create." > > Williams says that to continue to grow in today's volatile > economic conditions, companies must "harness the power of secure > P2P computing environments to take a revolutionary step forward in > product development." > > Hartford, Conn.-based United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has a > pilot project using CO to integrate modeling and analysis tools. > David Sirag, senior consulting scientist at UTC, says, "It is > expected that the use of CO will reduce the integration task from > several months to a period of weeks. This kind of integration allows > us to look at more options and process choices in significantly less > time." > > CO connects function-specific applications across the extended > enterprise, making it easier for geographically dispersed design > and development teams to collaborate while at the same time > protecting proprietary information from unauthorized use or access. > "Peer-to-peer technology is a fundamental part of the Internet and > private IP networks, yet most applications ignore this capability," > says Mark Levitt, research director for Collaborative Computing at > IDC. "Oculus has 'rediscovered' peer-to-peer computing to enable > the creation of real-time connections between design, financial and > other application models with the goal of reducing time-to-market for > new products." > > Oculus' Williams noted that the name CO "comes from the prefix 'co,' > which often connotes "between or among". CO is the 'glue and grease' > that ties together disparate operating systems, applications, > organizations and locations while providing decision support tools > to make working across these boundaries efficient and productive." > > =============================================================== > Please note, we will not sell or give your e-mail address to any > organization without your explicit permission. If you would like > to unsubscribe, visit our website at > http://lists.101com.com/main.asp?NL=adt and follow the instructions. > > > --- > This message was sent to: GRANTBOW@SVPAL.ORG > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > -- Grant Bowman <grantbow@svpal.org> >
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