Christopher Ferris

Anne Thomas Manes and a panel of industry experts will talk about the new standardization process, and discuss the effectiveness of this process in terms of faster times to market. Join in the discussion with the Chair of the WS-I basic working Group and representatives from industry leading corporations, and gain insights into how this process will impact your technology strategy. Panelists: Chris Ferris (IBM, Chair, WS-I Basic Profile Working Group) Andrew Layman (Senior Program Manager, Microsoft) David Orchard (technical director in BEA Systems' CTO Office, focusing on Web services standards) Moderator: Anne Thomas Manes (Research Director, The Burton Group) Anne Thomas Manes and a panel of industry experts will talk about the new standardization process, and discuss the effectiveness of this process in terms of faster times to market. Join in the discussion with the... (more)

WS-I Basic Profile - Not just another Web service specification

On August 12, 2003, the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I), released the Final Material version of the WS-I Basic Profile 1.0 specification. This publication represents an important milestone for WS-I and the Web services community as a whole. It specifies the standards and technologies required for interoperability between Web services implementations running on different software and operating system platforms. The Promise of Interoperability The promise of interoperability is possibly the most important aspect of Web services technologies. That promise stems from... (more)

WS-I - Next Steps

The publication of the Final WS-I Basic Profile 1.0 this past summer has generated a significant amount of interest in the Web services community. Customers are asking about WS-I conformance in the products they seek to purchase, and most of the major Web services vendors have, or are in the process of updating their product portfolio to support the Basic Profile 1.0. Since that time, the WS-I Basic Profile WG has been actively working on a follow-on profile to address the common requirement of carrying attachments with SOAP messages. In this session, Chris Ferris will discuss th... (more)

WS Track - Ensuring Web Services Interoperability

Despite the open industry standards that underlie Web services, interoperability has been a key challenge for vendors and customers implementing Web services. One reason for this is that the relevant industry standards often permit multiple acceptable implementation alternatives. This presentation will discuss in detail the challenge of Web services interoperability and the role played by the premier industry organization formed to address it, the Web Services Interoperability Organization. In particular, the presentation will cover the critical importance of WS-I profiles to a... (more)