Testimonials for WS-I’s New Profiles from
WS-I Board Member Companies
“BEA is excited that WS-I will continue its profiling efforts. BEA was the first vendor to offer supported implementations of SOAP 1.2, WS-Addressing and WS-ReliableMessaging, three of the key specifications that will be profiled. This profile work will help drive wider customer adoption to build, blend and deploy service-enabled applications.”
— Ed Cobb, Vice President, Architectures and Standards, BEA Systems
“Fujitsu is pleased to support this new work. Throughout the industry, the WS-I Reliable Secure Profile will help to ensure interoperability with the open standard specifications. We expect this profile will bring significant benefits to customers of our Interstage software product, and will contribute to the promotion of SOA and Web services technologies in the market.”
— Yoshiyuki Tanakura, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Limited
“WS-I continues to provide critical leadership by delivering guidance for the development of interoperable Web services. The work to develop new profiles that will support WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Addressing and WS-SecureConversation in WS-I will address requirements we are hearing from our customers and continue the maturation of Web services.”
— Karla Norsworthy, Vice President, Software Standards, IBM
“The new profile work is an important step in furthering the progress of WS-* Web services and helping our customers achieve greater levels of interoperability. Microsoft is committed to working with industry partners and WS-I to support interoperable Web services, enabling customers to connect systems and reach out to partners and customers in new and dynamic ways.”
— Ari Bixhorn, Director of Web Services Strategy, Microsoft
“Today’s announcement demonstrates WS-I’s continued dedication to the advancement of interoperable Web services. The progress that is being made in the area of profiles further contributes to establishing strong standards for Web services interoperability that benefit our customers and the industry.”
— Jeff Mischkinsky, Director, Web Services Standards, Consulting Member Technical Staff, Oracle
“WS-I continues to be a leading force in the industry driving interoperability of Web services, and with the set of new profiles, WS-I is again this year challenging itself to take key steps forward. With these new profiles, WS-I is facilitating the advanced technical work to achieve the level of interoperability that the industry has eagerly anticipated. I want to thank our member companies and the Board of Directors which have taken this important step for the organization to the benefit of all.”
— Michael Bechauf, Vice President of Industry Standards, SAP
“The WS-I Basic Profile 1.1 and Basic Security Profile 1.0 provided a solid and much needed foundation for Web services-based Interoperability. We are excited that WS-I has chosen to elevate profiling to the next level of key infrastructure specifications. By helping to weed out many of the interoperability issues that plague related domains, the Basic Profile 2.0 and the Reliable Secure Profile will deliver significant benefits to all users.”
— Prasad Yendluri, Principal Architect, webMethods