
- Topics
- WS-Trust,
- WS-Reliable Messaging,
- SOAP,
- WSDL,
- WS-I,
- WS-Security,
- WS Standards,
- Messaging,
- WS-Policy,
- Java plus .NET Integration,
- Web Services,
- SOA,
- .NET,
- Java,
- Architecture,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- Programming,
- Languages,
- WS-AtomicTransactions,
- WS-TX,
- WS-Coordination,
- WS-MakeConnection,
- WS-ReliableMessaging,
- WS-Transfer,
- WS-MetadataExchange,
- WS-Reliability,
- WS-BusinessActivity,
- WS Basic Security Profile,
- WS-CAF,
- WS-Star,
- WS-Addressing
Michele Leroux Bustamante explains the most relevant WS-* standards used today in terms of their actual implementation among WS platforms (with a focus on Java and .NET), their level of adoption and readiness. If you are new to web services or to the WS* protocols, or you are having difficulty keeping up with the pace of change in this area, this article should help.

- Topics
- WS-Reliable Messaging,
- WS Standards,
- Messaging,
- Web Services,
- ESB,
- SOA,
- Architecture,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- SOA Appliance,
- WS Basic Security Profile
Web Services can become the single standard for all exchange of structured data. After waiting over 5 years, 2 important Web Services specifications have finally been endorsed: WS-Security and WS-ReliableMessaging. Will these specifications allow the adoption of web services as a standard for all communication within and between organizations?