Integration software company WebMethods also takes a seat on the board of directors at the Web Services Interoperability Organization, which controls compliance with Web services standards. Martin ...

The biggest barrier to physicians having the most complete medical history for their patients at every point of patient care is the lack of interoperability among information systems. This prevents ...

Interoperability of different Web services specifications came closer to fruition with this week’s release of the Basic Profile 1.0 by the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) organization. Covering ...

COMMENTARY--The Web Services Interoperability Organization, a consortium formed by several major information-technology vendors, seeks to address an essential issue surrounding Web services: the ...

NEW YORK — The good news for IT managers considering Web services deployments is that vendors such as Microsoft Corp., IBM and Oracle Corp. appear to be committed to creating standards aimed at ...

A very anticipated Web services specification has been approved as an industry standard, paving the way for broader usage of Web services protocols in mainstream business applications. The Web ...

Faced with demand to develop more sophisticated Web services, a new working group — formed within the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) — is set to tackle key standards challenges, including reliable ...

The chances got better late last month when Sun Microsystems decided to join the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) organization as a contributing member. It was a big about-face that came just days ...

In reporting a story on an early adopter of Web services, I spoke to the CTO, who noted that there really isn’t a growth path for Web services. The oft-mentioned Web services standards — SOAP (Simple ...

The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) on Tuesday will add standards organizations such as the OMG (Object Management Group) and OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

The new spec, called Web Service Choreography Interface (WSCI), was created by Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, Intalio and SAP and is now available for review, said Susy Struble, manager of XML ...