Testimonials for SOAP Version 1.2 Working Draft

These testimonials are in support of the First public Working Draft of SOAP Version 1.2.

SOAP Version 1.2 further clarifies what will be one of the core mechanisms of the Web. Akamai fully supports the W3C's efforts to provide vendor-neutral, cross-platform XML messaging, and we have already started to define SOAP interfaces for our distributed platform. We look forward to the continued evolution of SOAP and the opportunities for Akamai to deliver a better Internet through Web services.

-- Danny Lewin, CTO, Akamai Technologies, Inc.

DataChannel is proud to be a member of the XML Protocol Working Group and fully stands behind the publication of SOAP Version 1.2 and the XML Protocol Abstract Model Working Drafts. SOAP, along with XML and HTTP, forms the backbone of the emerging service-oriented Web architecture. SOAP and other core Web services technologies continue to play a key role in the development of DataChannel's next-generation Enterprise Portal Solutions. With SOAP Version 1.2, our Enterprise Portal customers will be able to extend their existing IT investments and improve interoperability with their key constituents. DataChannel is pleased to be a member of this group and will continue to participate to help transition SOAP Version 1.2 to a W3C Recommendation.

-- Brian Eisenberg, Program Director for eBusiness Technologies, DataChannel, Inc.

IBM applauds the efforts of the W3C XML Protocol Working Group that has produced the SOAP Version 1.2 Working Draft, and is pleased to have contributed our staff to the chairing of the Working Group and the development of the specification. SOAP is a fundamental e-business technology. Its acceptance by our customers and in the general IT community is further fueling the need for the development of a complete Web services standards stack and architecture. We look forward to further cooperation with the W3C and its members to fully standardize SOAP and drive its adoption in both vertical and horizontal industry applications.

-- Dr. Robert Sutor, Director of e-business Standards Strategy, IBM

Idoox is glad to participate in the continuing effort to improve on SOAP, the protocol that promises to bring us the next generation of Web Services. We see SOAP 1.2 as the next step in providing the vendor-neutral standards that promise to bring interoperability in data interchange. Idoox is committed to providing a state of the art implementation of SOAP 1.2 and related standards as a central part of our WASP product line.

-- Roman Stanek, CEO, Idoox

The W3C is working on the foundation for interoperability as the world adopts XML. Members of the XML Protocol Working Group have worked together to take proven SOAP technology and ensure compatibility with other W3C XML specifications. Interwoven continues to be active in the W3C working groups so that our customers have Content Infrastructure solutions built on proven specifications. This guarantees maximum leverage of content now and in the future. Most recently, we have just announced a Portal Software Development Kit (SDK) that incorporates SOAP technology.

-- Mark A. Hale, Ph.D., P.E.; Standards Architect, Interwoven, Inc.

Microsoft is pleased to see the XML Protocol Working Group release its first Working Draft of SOAP Version 1.2. Since co-submitting the original SOAP 1.0 specification to the IETF in September 1999, and the follow-on Technical Report SOAP/1.1 to the W3C in May 2000, Microsoft has believed that the success of XML Web services is based on interoperable implementations supporting the underlying specifications for XML-based messaging. We look forward to providing continued, interoperable implementations of SOAP as part of our .NET vision for Web services as SOAP Version 1.2 becomes a W3C recommendation.

-- Philip DesAutels, Product Manager, XML Web Services; Microsoft Corporation

SOAP Version 1.2 and the XML Protocol Abstract Model by W3C are key building blocks for web services. As an enthusiastic supporter of W3C technologies and a member of the SOAP working group, Vitria is extending its technology leadership in Integration through the rapid introduction of these new standards into its BusinessWare product. Our goal, via these standards, is to enable a new era of business collaboration over the Internet.

-- Dale Skeen, Ph.D.; Chief Technology Officer, Vitria Technology, Inc.

Xerox Corporation applauds the publication of SOAP Version 1.2 and the XML Protocol Abstract Model developed by the W3C XML Protocol Working Group as an important milestone toward establishing a vendor-neutral foundation for loosely coupled interactions across the Internet. Xerox highly values the concept of an XML-based Web Services framework as a primary enabler for creating open solutions and services, and believes that the work of the XML Protocol WG represents a crucial foundation element for such a framework. Xerox is pleased to have contributed to this work and is committed to continuing to support it.

-- Dr. Ugo Corda, Principal Engineer, Xerox Corporation

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