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IBM Donates Web Services Invocation Framework to Apache

Posted by krow on from the yet-another-framework dept.

SharkaRockz writes "IBM recently donated the Web Service Invocation Framework (WSIF) to Apache.org. This article explains the WSIF donation and what it can do. WSIF is a simple Java API that allows both SOAP and non-SOAP services to be described and used in a common way thus allowing developers to make Web services without the constraints of SOAP."

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  1. IBM should know better... by Jon+Howard · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...than to drop the soap for someone who wants to swing both ways!

    ;)

  2. Re:IBM donates Web Services Invocation Framework t by Hard_Code · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is probably due to a limitation in subject leng

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  3. Historical Irony by fm6 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I guess you have to be as old as I am to ignore the lame puns and notice the irony of IBM's role in the Open Source movement. Time was when IBM was super-proprietary -- they even had their own character code. But when mainframes went away, all of IBM exclusive tech went with it, and they became just another player in the microcomputer market. Now they're giving their tech way in order to get it accepted as a standard!

    1. Re:Historical Irony by alizard · · Score: 3, Informative
      Just where did the mainframes go?

      They're still alive, well, and supporting lots more Linux than any dozen or hundred (depending on mainframe size) Pentium-based boxes can.

      As for their traditional roles, check any Fortune 1000 back-office IT operation...

      The open source thing reflects a return to IBM's original computing roots. There was a time when the idea of making software proprietary never occurred to anybody and user group contributions were welcomed, as they expanded the range and scope of the then-new commercial and academic computers of the 50s and 60s.

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  4. The need for a dynamic invocation framework by colina · · Score: 4, Informative

    This article might interest folks
    The need for a dynamic invocation framework
    http://www.webservices.org/index.php/article/artic leview/469/1/3/