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Subject: Re: [emergency] FYI: IBM, HP Release Proposed Web ServicesStandard
Hi Carl, Everyone, I noticed this, too. Last week we had the eventing spec mentioned below that included a notification element using subscription with "event source" and "event sink" which I expressed some disapproval for, though with some approval for as well, in the WSRP lists, favoring instead the simpler "sender/receiver" model from a previous paper. This week we have a notification spec. The eventual merging of these two offerings is mentioned in the report. In particular, with regard to how this merging is likely to occur, I wonder why this effort is not being conducted within a standards body. Ciao, Rex At 8:31 AM -0500 1/21/04, creed@opengis.org wrote: >IBM, HP Release Proposed Web Services Standard Jan. 20, 2004 > >More Stories on: >Software > >WS-Notification provides a mechanism for standards-based >communications of events within a network of computer systems. >By Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News > >IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and other high-tech companies on Tuesday >released a Web services specification for interoperability between >systems within a supply chain, grid computing, and an infrastructure >management environment. >WS-Notification provides a mechanism for standards-based >communications of events within a network of computer systems. >Examples could include an application notifying another that a >purchase order has been accepted, or that data is ready for >download. Until recently, communicating such "events" between >business applications was done through proprietary messaging systems. > >The same computing need within a web services architecture is being >addressed by Microsoft, BEA Systems, Tibco Software, and others >through a separate specification called WS-Eventing. IBM stressed >that the groups aren't competing, but are taking different >approaches. > >The priorities of IBM and its partners focus on allowing message >brokers, such IBM MQSeries, to be present between the event >publisher and the subscriber within a network, in addition to >managing all other notifications and the end points. > >In addition, IBM is interested in supporting its grid-computing >initiative, which needed notification to work. Grid computing is the >sharing of processing power across a network so that all machines >function as one larger supercomputer. > >Although Microsoft and its partners are focused on a different set >of priorities and products, analysts expect the technologies from >the two camps to eventually be brought together into one >specification. "I don't believe we're going to see a battle here," >said Ron Schmelzer, an analyst for high-tech researcher ZapThink. > >Karla Norsworthy, director of E-business technology for IBM, >confirmed that IBM intends to eventually merge the specifications, >although there's no timetable. "We're quite confident that we can >converge these technologies," Norsworthy said. "We can figure out >how the Eventing specification fits into the larger picture that >we're drawing. It may require some changes to both specifications, >and we're anxious to roll up our sleeves and get to work." > >In building WS-Notification, the companies incorporated integration >with Web services management technologies under development by >Oasis, an international standards body, and standards under >development by the Global Grid Forum, Norsworthy said. > >While specification work appears to be progressing, businesses may >have to wait a bit for product incorporating these standards. While >the vendors plan to ship product, most are at the stage of letting >the specifications provide the guide to their overall technology >strategies. > >"IBM (for example) has a logical plan for tying all this together," >Schmelzer said. "This specification is aimed at contributing to that >cohesive framework." > >Besides WS-Notification, IBM, HP, Sonic Software, and Tibco released >WS-Resources Framework, a description of how to handle application >communications related to expiration of contracts and service level >agreements, deleting products from inventory systems and other >processes. > > >To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the >roster of the OASIS TC), go to >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency/members/leave_workgroup.php. -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@starbourne.com Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
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