W3C Binary XOP and MTOM now final recommendations

["Scott Came" <scott@justiceintegration.com>]

FYI, the W3C has adopted the Binary XML Optimized Packaging (XOP) and SOAP
Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM) as Final
Recommendations (the highest level of W3C standardization.)  Recall this
is the next-generation attachment specification that is supported by
Microsoft, IBM, and BEA.  It is likely to be the basis for the next
go-around of WS-I standards.

The Blue requirements subcommittee
has recommended that these standards be considered (long term) as the
basis for handling attachments under the Web Services Messaging Profile. 
(Short-term, we have recommended WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 and Attachments
Profile 1.0, since those are what's been adopted by WS-I and are what's
supported best by tools.)

http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/REC-xop10-20050125/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/REC-soap12-mtom-20050125/

Thanks.
--Scott

Scott Came
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Principal Consultant
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