News about XML, SOA, Semantics and Web Services
EMC, IBM, Microsoft Develop Content Management Interoperability Services
A partnership of EMC, IBM and Microsoft has developed a specification for
content management interoperability services (CMIS)
that make enterprise content management systems accessible via services and Web
2.0 interfaces. The specification, currently CMIS 0.5, will eventually be
submitted to OASIS for standardization. The specification currently defines a
domain model, Web Service Binding and a REST/ATOM Binding for working with
enterprise content management systems. Alfresco Software, Open Text, Oracle, and
SAP joined the original partners in refining the specification before its
release.
Crosscheck Networks Introduces SOAPSonar v4.0 for SOA Testing
Crosscheck Networks, Inc. announced the release of
SOAPSonar™ v.4.0 with a list of features that includes Schematron
validation, WS-Policy generation and consumption and asynchronous performance
testing. Version 4 includes modules that enable SOA testers to test the quality
of enterprise WSDL descriptions based on a scoring system. The scoring system
provides a feedback loop for improving WSDL creation to increase security and
interoperability of services.
AVICode Releases Intercept Studio 5.0 for Monitoring .NET Applications
AVICode Intercept Studio 5.0 introduces several new features, including Activity Monitoring
for Business Transactions, Service Level Agreement Monitoring, Incremental Application Dependency Discovery and an Application Monitoring Dashboard. Incremental
Application Dependency Discovery automatically maps the application architecture to identify dependencies on databases and Web services. The dashboard provides metrics
on application load, failures and problems with service providers. Intercept Studio 5.0 also provides a browser for .NET assemblies that identifies classes, methods and
namespaces to be monitored. Version 5.0 includes support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 server, .NET Framework 3.5, LINQ, Windows
Workflow Foundation, WCF, COM+, Sybase and Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC).
Ken North Computing White Paper Examines Best-of-Breed Middleware
A white paper from Ken North Computing discusses the role and importance of data access middleware. "Middleware in Action" is a 90-page report
 that describes how
middleware plugs into architectures for distributed applications and services, including SOA and ESB. It explains defining characteristics of best-of-breed data access
middleware, including features for performance and scalability. The report also includes a features checklist for compiling a report card for database drivers and data
providers. Readers can download an executive summary of "Middleware in Action: Industrial Strength Data Access"
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XAware 5.1 Released
The development team for the XAware project announced general availability of version 5.1 of the open source data integration solution.
XAware 5.1 provides a Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) application that can be
deployed on application servers or web servers. XAware supports data services for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software as a Service (SaaS) and Rich Internet
Applications (RIA). Version 5.1 provides XML Schema validation, JTA, JMX BizComp monitoring enhancements, a Spring-based infrastructure and support for REST services.
XAware supports prepared SQL statement and multiple protocols, including HTTP, SOAP and JMS.
WSO2 Announces Web Services Framework for Spring
An open source software company, WSO2, announced release of the
WSO2 Web Services Framework for Spring 1.0. WSF/Spring
1.0 provides flexibility to developers to using the open Source Spring Framework. It enables developers to adopt a "code first" or "contract first" methodology for
creating web services. WSF/Spring 1.0 also integrates with the Grails for rapid development of web services. The WSO2 Web Services Framework for Spring 1.0 supports an
extended web services stack that includes WS-Addressing, WS-Policy WS-Security, WS-SecurityPolicy, WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Eventing, and the SOAP Message Transmission
Optimization Mechanism (MTOM). WSF/Spring 1.0 is available for download as an open source solution released under the Apache License 2.0. WSO2 is backed by Intel Capital
and has operation in Sri Lanka. the UK and US.
Active Endpoints Releases Reference Implementation of BPEL4People and WS-HumanTask
Active Endpoint announced the release of ActiveVOS 5.0, the
newest release of the company's visual orchestration product. ActiveVOS 5.0 supports orchestration based on specifications such as BPEL4People, WS-HumanTask,
WS-Addressing, WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Security, and WS-Policy. In February 2008, Active Endpoints released ActiveBPEL Community Edition Server 5.0, the first
implementation of BPEL4People.
A trial download of ActiveVOS 5.0 is available.
University of Konstanz Database Group Announces BaseX
The Database and Information Systems Group at the University of Konstanz announced
BaseX version 4.0, a native XML database
implementation. BaseX is an open-source project that supports XQuery 1.0, content-based indexes and partial support of XQuery Full-Text. The BaseX web site includes
several videos that provide tutorials about using BaseX.
Pixware Releases XMLmind XML Editor Version 3.7
Pixware's XMLmind division announced the release of version 3.7.0 of the
XMLmind XML Editor. The new release adds support
for DITA DTD 1.1 and includes DITA Open Toolkit version 1.4. XMLmind Personal Edition is a free download. It has no restriction on schemas and supports DTD, W3C XML
Schema, Relax NG and Schematron.
Red Hat Offers Amazon Web Service for On-Demand Computing
Red Hat has opened a private beta test for users who want to scale out applications by using grid
computing technology and web services. Red Hat will provide an integration offering that enables
users to gain access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux by using the
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
web service. EC2 users are able to configure multiple instances, using small, large and extra-large
servers and add capacity on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Reshaping and Restructuring XML
Michael M. David, writing for SQLSummit.com, explores two approaches to transforming XML hierarchical data structures. He explains the difference between
restructuring and reshaping XML data, with the latter driven by the semantics of the data structure.
Security Flaws Undermine SOA, Web Services and Networking Infrastructure
Researchers have recently uncovered security vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL toolkit that's deployed on 60% of the web servers on the Internet. The potential problems
include buffer overruns, denial-of-security attacks, forging of digital certificates and compromising of confidential information. The OpenSSL problems follow confirmation the SHA, SHA-1 and MD5 hashes have been broken by cryptography researchers. Ken North discusses
cryptography-related security vulnerabilities, including an RSA attack based on Simple Branch Prediction Analysis, and the effect on
digital certificates used for authentication and secure communications.
Network Resonance CEO Discusses Security Taxonomy and SSL Auditing
Kevin Dick, CEO of Network Resonance, discussed a security taxonomy of distributed systems in a podcast and streaming video programs released by WebServicesSummit.com.
Network Resonance, a company founded by Kevin Dick and Eric Rescorla, recently patented a technology for secure SSL auditing. In the 14:48 video/podcast,
Kevin discusses security for point-to-point services, multi-hop services, service components and complex services.
