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Who are the WS-I?

Interoperability between Web Services Providers and Web Services Requestors written in different languages, or using different tool sets has been the main benefit why Web Services are now so popular. In fact, it's probably the only reason why they are so popular. WS-I produces recommendations and tools vendors and developers to use to ensure interoperability of Web Services.


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Test and Debug Web Services SOAPScope from Mindreef is one of the de facto applications for any self respecting Web Services developer. Mindreef SOAPScope addresses deficiencies in WSE2.0 by combining diagnostic tools for developers, testers, and support and operations staff, making it easy to share complete problem data. Web Services News Do you want to know what is happening in the world of web services? Need to know what the latest standard is? Or, if you just want to check out the competition. Read our section dedicated to web services news. Latest Developments from the W3C W3C primarily pursues its mission through the creation of Web standards and guidelines. In its first ten years, W3C published more than eighty such W3C Recommendations. Barely a week goes past when the W3C doesn’t announce a new standard, or an updated standard.


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		Introduction to WS-Addressing
			WS-Addressing provides a transport-neutral mechanism to address Web services and messages. It has now matured into one of the most important components of the Web services stack.

The WS-Addressing specification defines specific XML elements to identify Web service endpoints and to secure end-to-end endpoint identification in messages.


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Microsoft releases Longhorn developer tools


Microsoft took another step toward releasing a beta version of Longhorn, with the debut of developer tools for the operating system. If successful, the communications system, based on Web services protocols, will greatly improve the ability to move information between Windows and noncompatible applications