Submission request to W3C (W3C Team Comment)
We, W3C Members BEA Systems, IBM, Microsoft, SAP AG, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. hereby submit to the Consortium the following specification, comprising the following document(s) attached hereto:
referred to as "the Submission". We request the Submission be known as the WS-Addressing Submission.
WS-Addressing provides transport-neutral mechanisms to address Web services and messages. Specifically, this specification defines XML elements to identify Web service endpoints and to secure end-to-end endpoint identification in messages. This specification enables messaging systems to support message transmission through networks that include processing nodes such as endpoint managers, firewalls, and gateways in a transport-neutral manner.
BEA Systems hereby grants to the W3C, a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any BEA Systems copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses. Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, BEA Systems grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. BEA Systems further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.
IBM hereby grants to the W3C, a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any IBM copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses. Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, IBM grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. IBM further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.
Microsoft hereby grants to the W3C, a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Microsoft copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses. Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Microsoft grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Microsoft further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.
SAP hereby grants to the W3C, a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any SAP copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses. Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, SAP grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. SAP further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. hereby grants to the W3C, a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Sun Microsystems, Inc. copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses. Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Sun Microsystems, Inc. grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Sun Microsystems, Inc. further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.
The following are common or registered marks refered to in this request or the Submission: none.
The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.
The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.
The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.
The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.
The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.
We suggest that the Consortium start a Working Group whose mission is to produce a W3C Recommendation for Web Services Addressing by refining WS-Addressing based on consideration of the importance of this component in the Web services architecture, implementation experience, and interoperability feedback.
To help with this work, we expect to be able to provide customary resources (Working Group participants, editors and chairs according to each submitting company's ability).
Inquiries from the public or press about this Submission should be directed to: Susan Siegel (BEA Systems), Ron Favali (IBM), Dave Mendlen (Microsoft), Andrew Kisslo (SAP) Jacquelyn Decoster (Sun Microsystems, Inc.)
this (3rd day of August, 2004),
David Orchard (BEA Systems), Steve Holbrook (IBM), Jonathan Marsh (Microsoft) Marc Goodner (SAP), Eduardo Gutentag (Sun Microsystems, Inc.)