WebServicesInteroperabilityOrganization is an industry group concerned with getting
WebServices to work in real life situations. It is not a standard setting organization, as much as a mechanism for promotion of the use of
WebServices
Commonly known as WS-I, their membership can be viewed at
http://www.ws-i.org/community/members.aspx
The organization deliverables are in implementation profiles, sample applications, and testing tools.
Founded by
IbmCorporation and
MicrosoftCorporation ?and BEA, it has listed as members other Organizations such as
ObjectManagementGroup, and even competitors like Oracle and Sun.
'Things changed much since 2002?
It was said then "the organization's current bylaws, an unelected cadre of players sets the agenda." And the article at
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2876625,00.html went on to question the organizations ability to ensure "standards get applied and are judged on an impartial basis".
Important outcomes from the works of WS-I
The profiles narrow implementation options down to promote interoperability.
CategoryWebServices