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Submission request to W3C (W3C Team Comment)

We, W3C members International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Allaire, Ariba, BEA, Bowstreet, Commerce One, Compaq Computer Corporation, DataChannel, Epicentric, Fujitsu Limited, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, IONA Technologies, Jamcracker, Lotus Development Corporation, Oracle, Rogue Wave, SAP, TIBCO, VeriSign, Vitria, webMethods, XML Global Technologies and XMLSolutions hereby submit to the Consortium the following specification, comprising the following document attached hereto:

1. Web Services Description Language specification

We request the submission be known as the "WSDL" submission.

Abstract

WSDL is an XML format for describing network services as a set of endpoints operating on messages containing either document-oriented or procedure-oriented information. The operations and messages are described abstractly, and then bound to a concrete network protocol and message format to define an endpoint. Related concrete endpoints are combined into abstract endpoints (services). WSDL is extensible to allow description of endpoints and their messages regardless of what message formats or network protocols are used to communicate, however, the only bindings described in this document describe how to use WSDL in conjunction with SOAP 1.1, HTTP GET/POST, and MIME.

Intellectual Property Rights

Declaration of Allaire:

Allaire does not identify any intellectual property rights in the current submission, but Allaire reserves the right to identify subsequent contributions to the W3C as containing intellectual property rights. Allaire reserves all rights with respect to such intellectual property, however, Allaire agrees to make available to any W3C member on a fair, equitable, and reasonable basis rights to any such intellectual property as Allaire may choose to contribute in future W3C work on this submission.

Should Allaire make such rights available, Allaire provides no remedies or warranties, whether express or implied for such intellectual property and ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, PROMISES OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

Declaration of Ariba, Inc.:

Ariba hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Ariba copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution, as well as 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.

Ariba further agrees that, upon adoption of this contribution as a Standard, Ariba will grant to any party a license on a royalty-free basis or on other reasonable and non-discriminatory terms under applicable Ariba intellectual property rights to implement and use the technology proposed in this contribution in products that comply with the Standard, but only for the purpose of complying with the Standard. Ariba expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution. The licensing commitments made hereunder do not include any license for implementation of other published specifications developed elsewhere but referred to in this contribution.

This document and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS" basis, and ARIBA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT WILL ARIBA BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY INCLUDING THE W3C AND ITS MEMBERS FOR THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT RELATING TO THIS DOCUMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAD ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Declaration of BEA:

BEA does not identify any intellectual property rights in the current submission, but may own patents or hold other intellectual property rights in this submission, or may identify subsequent contributions to the W3C as containing such intellectual property rights. BEA reserves all rights as to such intellectual property, but agrees to make available to any W3C member on a nondiscriminatory and reasonable basis rights to any such intellectual property as BEA may elect to contribute in future W3C work on this submission.

In the event BEA elects to make such rights available, such rights shall be subject to the condition that the grantee shall not assert patent rights against BEA or any other company for their implementation of the W3C recommendation, and shall be provided "AS IS." BEA HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY SUCH CONTRIBUTION, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT A CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS OR IS FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Declaration of Bowstreet, Inc.:

Bowstreet, Inc. ("Bowstreet") may own patents, patent applications or other intellectual property which apply to the Web Services Description Language ("WSDL") specification being submitted to the W3C. If implementation of a W3C standard based on the WSDL specification requires the use of Bowstreet patents or intellectual property, Bowstreet will grant, upon written request, a non-exclusive license under such patents or intellectual property on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms. Bowstreet expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the subject matter of its contribution.

Bowstreet expressly disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, regarding this contribution including any warranty of merchantability, that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of Commerce One:

Commerce One has not identified any intellectual property rights in the current submission, but Commerce One may identify that this or subsequent contributions to the W3C contain intellectual property rights. Commerce One reserves all rights with respect to such intellectual property, however, Commerce One agrees to make available to any W3C member on a fair, equitable, and reasonable basis rights to any such intellectual property as Commerce One may choose to contribute in this or future W3C work related to this submission.

Declaration of Compaq Computer Corporation:

Compaq agrees that, upon adoption of this contribution as a W3C Recommendation, any W3C member will be able to obtain a license from Compaq to implement and use the technology described in this contribution for the purposes of supporting the W3C Recommendation on a royalty-free basis. One condition of this license shall be the party's agreement to not assert patent rights against Compaq and other companies for their implementation of the W3C Recommendation. Compaq expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution.

Compaq expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this contribution including any warranty that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of DataChannel Inc.:

DataChannel agrees that, upon publication of this contribution as a W3C Recommendation, DataChannel will make licenses available to its intellectual property rights in its portion of the contribution to any third party for their use, manufacture, sale, distribution, or implmentation of any portion of any product, methdod, or procedure implementing the Recommendation under reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions, including royalty rates. DataChannel expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution.

This contribution is being provided "AS IS", and DataChannel expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this contribution including any warranty that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of Epicentric:

Epicentric believes that it may have patents and or patent applications (collectively "Patents") relevant to the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Activity. However, Epicentric has not performed an analysis in order to determine which of its Patents may be relevant. Epicentric agrees now that any Epicentric Patents that read on a standard or specification adopted as a result of the WSDL Activity will be made available for license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to the extent necessary to implement the standard or specification.

Declaration of FUJITSU LIMITED:

Fujitsu agrees that, upon adoption of the submission in a W3C Recommendation, it will grant - on the basis of reciprocity for the submission - a license to an unrestricted number of applicants on a worldwide, non-discriminatory basis, and on reasonable terms and conditions to manufacture, use and/or sell implementations of the technology described in the submission and/or applications therefor under its patents or patent applications essential to such technology. Fujitsu expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this submission. Fujitsu expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding the submission including any warranty that the submission does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of Hewlett-Packard Company:

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) agrees that, upon adoption of this contribution as a W3C Recommendation, HP will make available to anyone implementing the Recommendation a royalty-free license to any HP intellectual property rights that are essential to using the technology described in this contribution, for the purpose of implementing the Recommendation. One condition of this license shall be the party's agreement to not assert patent rights against HP and other companies for their implementation of the W3C Recommendation. HP expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution.

This contribution is being provided "AS IS", and HP EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THIS CONTRIBUTION, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THIS CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS OR IS FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Declaration of Intel:

Intel has not performed a search of its patent portfolio for the purpose of determining whether Intel has any patents or patent applications(collectively "Patents") that relate to Web Services Description Language. Intel is not willing to waive its rights in its relevant Patents, if any. However, Intel currently anticipates that its licensing policy for Patents that read on a future Proposed Recommendation relating to the Web Services Description Language will be to negotiate licenses on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms. This policy shall apply only to Patent claims that read on Essential Technology. Essential Technology is as defined below. If Intel determines that it is not willing to grant licenses on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms, Intel will endeavor to provide notification within four weeks following the release of the Proposed Recommendation. Neither Randy Hall, the XML Protocol Activity representative and contact for this co-submission, nor Wayne Carr, Intel's W3C AC Representative is personally aware of any relevant Intel patents or patent applications at this time.

The definition of essential technology is taken from the W3C Patent Policy Framework Proposal-W3C Working Draft 18 May 2000: "Definition of Essential Technology. 1. Essential means that an implementation of the specification would necessarily infringe claims of a patent or patent application owned or controlled by the Member at any time during the life of the Working Group and the specification. A claim is necessarily infringed hereunder only when it is not possible to avoid infringing it because there is no commercially plausible non-infringing alternative for implementing the specification, including the protocols, application program interfaces, service provider interfaces, and/or data structures disclosed with particularity in the specification in order to enable products to interoperate, interconnect or communicate as defined within the specification. 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, essential claims shall not include any claims other than as set forth above even if contained in the same patent as essential claims; or that read solely on any implementations of any portion of the specification that are not required by the specification, or that, if licensed, would require a payment of royalties by the licensor to unaffiliated third parties. Moreover, essential claims shall not include (i) any enabling technologies that may be necessary to make or use any product or portion thereof that complies with the specification but are not themselves expressly set forth in the specification (e.g., semiconductor manufacturing technology, compiler technology, object oriented technology, basic operating system technology, and the like); or (ii) the implementation of other published standards developed elsewhere and merely referred to in the body of the specification, or (iii) any portions of any product and any combinations thereof the purpose or function of which is not required for compliance with the specification. For purposes of this definition, the specification shall be deemed to include only architectural and interconnection requirements and shall not include any implementation examples unless such implementation examples are expressly identified as being included as part of the specification.

This contribution and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS" basis and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Intel provides the contribution AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaims all other warranties and conditions, either express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any (if any) implied warranties, duties or conditions of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, of accuracy or completeness of responses, of results, of workmanlike effort, of lack of viruses, and of lack of negligence, all with regard to the contribution. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE CONTRIBUTION. IN NO EVENT WILL INTEL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY INCLUDING THE W3C AND ITS MEMBERS FOR THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT RELATING TO THIS DOCUMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAD ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Declaration of International Business Machines Corporation:

IBM agrees to grant 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", as well as 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.

IBM may own patents or patent applications which apply to the WSDL specification being submitted to the W3C. If implementation of a W3C standard based on the WSDL specification requires the use of IBM patents, IBM will grant, upon written request, a non-exclusive license under such patents on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

IBM expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this "Contribution" including any warranty that this "Contribution" does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of IONA Technologies:

IONA does not identify any intellectual property rights in the current submission, but IONA may identify subsequent contributions to the W3C as containing intellectual property rights. IONA reserves all rights with respect to such intellectual property, however, IONA agrees to make available to any W3C member on a fair, equitable, and reasonable basis rights to any such intellectual property as IONA may choose to contribute in future W3C work on this submission.

Declaration of Jamcracker:

Jamcracker, Inc. ("Jamcracker") does not claim any intellectual property rights in the current submission. This submission is provided "as is" and Jamcracker expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this contribution including any warranty that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of Lotus Development Corporation:

Lotus Development Corporation may own patents or patent applications which apply to the WSDL specification being submitted to the W3C. If implementation of a W3C standard based on the WSDL specification requires the use of Lotus patents, Lotus will grant, upon written request, a non-exclusive license under such patents on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

Lotus expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this contribution including any warranty that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of Microsoft Corporation:

Microsoft Corporation hereby grants to the W3C, a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Microsoft Corporation copyrights in this contribution to copy, publish and distribute the contribution, as well as 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 Corporation further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Microsoft further agrees that, upon adoption of this contribution as a Standard, Microsoft will grant to any party a license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms under applicable Microsoft intellectual property rights essential to implement and use the technology proposed in this contribution in products that comply with the Standard but only for the purpose of complying with the Standard. Microsoft expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution. The licensing commitments made hereunder do not include any license for implementation of other published specifications developed elsewhere but referred to in this contribution.

This contribution and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS" basis and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Microsoft provides the contribution AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaims all other warranties and conditions, either express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any (if any) implied warranties, duties or conditions of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, of accuracy or completeness of responses, of results, of workmanlike effort, of lack of viruses, and of lack of negligence, all with regard to the contribution. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION OR NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE CONTRIBUTION.

IN NO EVENT WILL MICROSOFT BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY INCLUDING THE W3C AND ITS MEMBERS FOR THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT RELATING TO THIS DOCUMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAD ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Declaration of Oracle Corporation:

Oracle agrees that the submission may be copied, modified, and distributed by W3C staff and W3C members as part of the W3C process. Oracle has no copyright interests in the submitted document if published as a Note.

Declaration of Rogue Wave Software:

Rogue Wave Software does not identify any intellectual property rights in the current submission. Rogue Wave Software agrees that the current submission may be copied, modified and distributed by W3C staff and W3C members as part of the W3C process.

Declaration of SAP AG:

SAP agrees that, upon publication of this contribution as a W3C Recommendation, SAP will make available to any party a license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms under any SAP intellectual property rights that are essential to using the technology described in this contribution, for the purpose of implementing the Recommendation. One condition of this license shall be the party's agreement to not assert patent rights against SAP and other companies for their implementation of the W3C Recommendation.

SAP expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution. This contribution is being provided "AS IS", and SAP expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this contribution, including any warranty that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of TIBCO Software Inc.:

TIBCO Software Inc. (TIBCO) has not identified any intellectual property rights in the current submission, but TIBCO may own patents or have other intellectual property rights in this submission or may identify subsequent contributions to the W3C as containing intellectual property rights. TIBCO reserves all rights with respect to such intellectual property, and TIBCO agrees that, upon adoption of this contribution as a W3C Recommendation, TIBCO will grant to any party a license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms under applicable TIBCO intellectual property rights to implement and use the technology proposed in this contribution in products that comply with the Standard but only for the purpose of implementing the Recommendation. One condition of this license shall be the party's agreement to not assert patent rights against TIBCO and other companies for their implementation of the W3C Recommendation. TIBCO expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution. The licensing commitments made hereunder do not include any license for implementation of other published specifications developed elsewhere but referred to in this contribution.

This contribution is being provided "AS IS", and TIBCO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THIS CONTRIBUTION, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THIS CONTRIBUTION DOES NOT VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS OR IS MERCHANTIBLE OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Declaration of VeriSign:

VeriSign may own patents or patent applications which apply to the WSDL specification being submitted to the W3C. If implementation of a W3C standard based on the WSDL specification requires the use of VeriSign patents, VeriSign will grant, upon written request, a non-exclusive license under such patents on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.

VeriSign expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this contribution including any warranty that this contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of Vitria:

Vitria agrees that if it has intellectual property rights in the current submission, Vitria will make licenses available for such intellectual property rights on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions for purposes of implementation of a Standard based on the current submission. The licensing commitments made hereunder do not include any license for implementation of any other published specifications developed elsewhere but referred to in this contribution, or any other licensing commitments. Vitria expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding this submission including any warranty that this submission does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of webMethods:

webMethods has not performed an analysis in order to determine if or to what extent its intellectual property may be relevant to the technology proposed in this contribution. However, webMethods agrees that, upon adoption of this contribution as a Standard, webMethods will grant to any party a license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms under applicable webMethods intellectual property rights to implement and use the technology proposed in this contribution in products that comply with the Standard but only for the purpose of complying with the Standard. webMethods expressly reserves all other rights it may have in the material and subject matter of this contribution. The licensing commitments made hereunder do not include any license for implementation of other published specifications developed elsewhere but referred to in this contribution. webMethods expressly disclaims any and all warranties regarding any contribution it may make including any warranty that its contribution does not violate the rights of others or is fit for a particular purpose.

Declaration of XML Global Technologies:

XML Global may possess copyrights, trademarks, patents and/or other intellectual property rights applicable to submissions made to the W3C. In the event that completion of a W3C standard requires the use of intellectual property owned by XML Global, XML Global, will grant a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license for such intellectual property. A request for such license shall be made in writing.

XML Global provides all submissions as is and with all faults, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties including, but not limited to, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Declaration of XMLSolutions:

XMLSolutions agrees that the WSDL submission may be copied, modified, and distributed by W3C staff and W3C members as part of the W3C process.
XMLSolutions doesn't have any IPR claims regarding WSDL.

Names

The following are registered marks referred to in this request or the submission: IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation. All other product names are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners.

Specification

The submission may be distributed within the membership of the W3C free of any fee.

The submission may be distributed publicly free of any fee under the redistribution terms expressed in the W3C copyright statement.

Suggested Action

We propose the formation of a new working group within the existing XML Protocol Activity to continue the evolution of this proposal. This working group will co-ordinate with other working groups within the Activity with the aim of developing interoperable and open standards for web-based services.

The W3C member companies submitting this document support and encourage the above action.

Resources

To help with this work, we expect to provide the following:

• Support within the W3C toward the goal of WSDL.
• Requirements, information and background on the WSDL specification.
• Participation in all technical activity in this area.

Change Control

Should any changes be required to the document, we would expect future versions to be produced by W3C process.

Contact

Inquiries from the public or press about this submission should be directed to:

Allaire

Glen Daniels, gdaniels@allaire.com, +1 617-219-2246

Ariba

Cecilia Denny, cdenny@ariba.com, 650 930 8403

BEA

Christina Grenier, christina.grenier@bea.com, (408) 570-8330

Bowstreet

Ann Kelly, akelly@bowstreet.com, 1 603 559 1557

Commerce One

David Burdett, David.burdett@commerceone.com, (925) 520-4422

Compaq

Richard Hovey, richard.hovey@worldnet.att.net, (202) 898 2130

DataChannel Inc.

Dagmar Glier, DagmarG@DataChannel.com, 425.462.1999

Epicentric

Emily Waters, emily@epicentric.com, 415-538-7093

Fujitsu Limited

Kazunori Iwasa, iwasa@fs.fujitsu.com, +1(408)456-7983

Hewlett-Packard

Jim Hughes, jim_hughes@hp.com, 408-447-8881

IBM

Michael Rowinski, rowinski@us.ibm.com, +1 212.745.6509

Intel

Mary-Ellin Brooks, Mary-Ellin.Brooks@intel.com, 408-765-0727, or
Manny Vara, Manny.Vara@intel.com, 408.765.6829

IONA Technologies

Todd Keefe, todd.keefe@iona.com, +1 781 902 8033, or
Jonathan Daly, jonathan.daly@iona.com, +1 781 902 8139

Jamcracker

Kelly Emo, kemo@jamcracker.com, (408) 725-4373

Lotus Development Corporation

Steve Hopley, Steve_Hopley@lotus.com, +1 617 693-0133

Microsoft Corporation

John Montgomery,  johnmont@microsoft.com, +1 425-705-2921

Oracle Corporation

Jim Trezzo, jim.trezzo@oracle.com, 1-650-506-8240

Rogue Wave

Bill Martschenko, billm@roguewave.com, 1-919-380-3416

SAP

Gerald Hoppe, gerald.hoppe@sap.com, +49 6227 745206

TIBCO

Frank DeRose, frankd@tibco.com, +1 650-846-5570

VeriSign

Thane Plambeck, tplambeck@verisign.com, 650 429 5247

Vitria

Waqar Sadiq, wsadiq@vitria.com, (972) 739-2450

webMethods

Jennifer Tansey, jennifer.tansey@webMethods.com, 703-460-2554

XML Global Technologies

Anthony Dutton, Anthony.Dutton@xmlglobal.com, 1-604-717-1100, x112

XMLSolutions

John Evdemon, john.evdemon@xmls.com, (703) 770-7353

Submitted

this 14th day of March, 2001,