Secure, Reliable Web Services with Apache (O'Reilly)

[Posted May 8, 2007 by cook]

Kyle Gabhart introduces WSO2 on O'Reilly's XML.com. "Open source computing has gained a tremendous degree of momentum in the last few years. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of web services and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). The Apache Foundation alone has more than 20 SOA/WS projects. One of the common obstacles for large enterprises to adopt open source solutions for key systems is the lack of administrative infrastructure and standardized glue for pulling together complementary projects. Essentially, the lack of a true open source "platform" (along with professional consulting and training services) limits more extensive adoption of open source technology. One group that has successfully addressed this open source platform gap is the JBoss Group. Until recently, however, no such group existed to establish a platform around Apache SOA projects. Enter WSO2 (WS "Oh" 2)."