1. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 1 Interoperability: Ensuring the Success of Web Services October, 2004 An Overview to WS-I

2. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 2  Why is Web services interoperability important?  The evolution of the Web services “stack”  An introduction to WS-I  WS-I’s activities: past, present and future  How WS-I works with other standards organizations  Becoming a WS-I member Agenda

3. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 3 The Web Services Context

4. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 4 The Web Services Context X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

5. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 5 The Web Services Context X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

6. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 6 The Web Services Context

7. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 7 The Web Services Standards Stack Composition/Orchestration Business Process Orchestration PortalsManagement XML, SOAP XML Schema, WSDL, UDDI, SOAP with Attachments HTTP, HTTPS,Others Invocation Description Transports Composable Service Elements TransactionalityWS-Security Reliable Messaging Endpoint Identification, Publish/SubscribeMessaging Additional Capabilities

8. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 8  An open industry effort chartered to promote Web Services interoperability across platforms, applications and programming languages.  A standards integrator to help Web services advance in a structured, coherent manner  Approximately 130 member organizations  70% vendors, 30% end-user organizations  Strong non-U.S. membership, including very influential Japan SIG What is WS-I?

9. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 9 Achieve Web services interoperability  Integrate specifications  Promote consistent implementations  Provide a visible representation of conformance Accelerate Web services deployment  Offer implementation guidance and best practices  Deliver tools and sample applications  Provide a implementer’s forum where developers can collaborate Encourage Web services adoption  Build industry consensus to reduce early adopter risks  Provide a forum for end users to communicate requirements  Raise awareness of customer business requirements WS-I Goals

10. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 10  For end-user companies  Reduces the cost, complexity, and risk of adopting Web services  Accelerates interoperable products and solutions to market  Helps ensure that business requirements are met  For vendors  Satisfies customer demand for cross-vendor interoperability  Speeds time-to-market for new product development  Enables vendors to influence industry direction as WS-I members  For all developers  Increases productivity via specifications, tools and best practices  Establishes framework for leveraging expertise of other developers  Enables developers to influence industry direction as WS-I members WS-I Value Proposition

11. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 11  Profiles  Defined set of specifications or standards at specific version levels  Guidelines and conventions for using these specifications together in ways that ensure interoperability  Sample applications  Use cases and usage scenarios based on customer requirements  Sample code and applications built in multiple environments  Demonstrate profile-based interoperability  Test tools and supporting materials  Tools that test profile implementations for conformance with the profiles  Supporting documentation and white papers Deliverables

12. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 12  Basic Profile Working Group  Core set of specifications that provide the foundation for Web services  Basic Security Profile Working Group  SOAP messaging security, transport and other security considerations  XML Schema Work Plan Working Group  Plan appropriate solutions for XML Schema interoperability issues Current Working Groups

13. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 13  Sample Applications Working Group  Illustrate best practices for implementations on multiple vendor platforms  Testing Tools Working Group  Develops self-administered tests to very conformance with WS-I profiles  Requirements Gathering Working Group  Captures business requirements to drive future profile selection Current Working Groups

14. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 14  Basic Profile  Basic Profile 1.0 and 1.1 — More than 200 interoperability issues resolved in the Basic Profile 1.0; conventions around messaging, description and discovery  Simple SOAP Binding Profile 1.0 —Derived from Basic Profile requirements related to serialization of an envelope and its representation in the message  Sample Applications and Testing Tools for the Basic Profile Attachments Profile 1.0  Complements the Basic Profile 1.1 to add support for conveying interoperable, SOAP with Attachments (SwA) with SOAP messages Delivered to Date

15. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 15  Basic Security Profile  Security Scenarios (Working Group Draft) — Document security risks in interoperable Web services, along with potential countermeasures  Basic Security Profile 1.0 (Working Group Draft) —Addresses transport security, SOAP messaging security and other security considerations for WS-I Profiles —Profiles OASIS’ Web Services Security specification —Final version expected in early, 2005 Delivered to Date

16. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 16 The Web Services Standards Stack Composition/Orchestration Business Process Orchestration PortalsManagement XML, SOAP XML Schema, WSDL, UDDI, SOAP with Attachments HTTP, HTTPS,Others Invocation Description Transports Composable Service Elements TransactionalityWS-Security Reliable Messaging Endpoint Identification, Publish/SubscribeMessaging Additional Capabilities

17. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 17 WS-I’s Work to Date Composition/Orchestration Business Process Orchestration PortalsManagement XML, SOAP XML Schema, WSDL, UDDI, SOAP with Attachments HTTP, HTTPS, Others Invocation Description Transports Composable Service Elements TransactionalityWS-Security Reliable Messaging Endpoint Identification, Publish/SubscribeMessaging Additional Capabilities

18. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 18  Ongoing work  Basic Security Profile  Requirements gathering  XML Schema Work Plan  Likely future candidates  Update Basic Profile to include SOAP v1.2, WSDL v2.0, UDDI v3.0  Other profile candidates include reliable messaging, transactionality, orchestration, etc. — Driven by market demand What’s Next

19. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 19 WS-I, Standards, and Industry

20. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 20  Reduce cost, complexity and risk  Provides confidence in interoperability  Common implementation guidelines  Improve productivity and accelerate time to market  Eases collaboration, both internally and with business partners  Allows companies to focus on added value, not basic plumbing  Simplify Web services buying decisions  The WS-I logo identifies conformance Business Value of WS-I Conformance

21. Copyright © 2004 by The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). All Rights Reserved 21  Join  Join a community of 130 industry leaders and visionaries with a shared vision for Web services interoperability  Foster commitment across your industry  Participate  Encourage customer participation and buy-in  Commit to an aggressive schedule for delivering resources to aid Web services implementations  Adopt  Ensure implementations conform with WS-I profiles  Promote conformance to customers and partners Join WS-I Today