W3C WSDL Activities
Web Services is about application to application communication.
WSDL is an XML based language for describing Web Services.
WSDL
WSDL (Web Services Description Language) is an XML format for describing Web
Services.
To learn more about WSDL, read our WSDL tutorial.
WSDL 1.1
WSDL 1.1 was suggested in a note to W3C in March 2001 (by Ariba, IBM and
Microsoft) as an XML format for describing Web Services.
The note also described how to use WSDL in conjunction with SOAP 1.1, HTTP
GET/POST, and MIME.
The W3C WSDL 1.1 document is only a NOTE available for discussion. The
publication of the note indicates no endorsement by the W3C.
WSDL 1.2
The first working drafts were published 17. December 2001.
The latest working drafts were published 11. June 2003.
WSDL 2.0
The XML Protocol Working Group at W3C is currently working on WSDL 2.0.
Web Architecture
Simple Internet technologies are used to access the information space of the
World Wide Web. These technologies are used to access information across
languages, cultures, and media.
To preserve the properties of the World Wide Web as technologies evolve, W3C
has created a recommendation for the core design components of the Web.
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One is a W3C recommendation
describing the standard protocols that support the identification of, and
interaction between Web resources.
W3C Specifications and Timeline
W3C Reference:
W3C Web Services Home Page
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