The document discusses interoperability in the context of web services. It defines interoperability as the ability for software and hardware from different vendors to communicate. It describes several techniques for achieving interoperability, including specification profiling, interoperability workshops, and plugfests for testing implementations. The document also outlines Microsoft's commitment to delivering interoperable web services products and their involvement in specification development.

1. Web Services Interoperability Jorgen Thelin Senior Program Manager Connected Systems Division Microsoft Corporation Ensuring interoperability through Web services specifications

5. Integration via Interop Network App Other Stack App Other MSFT App WSE App WCF Interoperability is the main way to achieve integration in a heterogeneous environment. Assurances Messaging SOAP WS-Security MTOM WS-Addressing Metadata WS-Policy WSDL WS-Discovery UDDI WS-Metadata Exchange WS-Transfer WS-Enumeration WS-Eventing XML Schema WS-Reliable Messaging WS-Coordination WS-Atomic Transaction WS-Business Activity WS-Trust WS-Secure Conversation Infrastructure and Profiles WS-Management WS-Federation Devices Profile Foundation SOAP / HTTP SOAP / UDP MIME XML Infoset XML 1.0 XML Namespaces WS-* Protocols

6. Integration via Interoperability Network App Other Vendor Stack App Other MSFT Stack App WCF App WCF Wire level interoperability achieves integration in a heterogeneous environment. App WSE Assurances Messaging SOAP WS-Security MTOM WS-Addressing Metadata WS-Policy WSDL WS-Discovery UDDI WS-Metadata Exchange WS-Transfer WS-Enumeration WS-Eventing XML Schema WS-Reliable Messaging WS-Coordination WS-Atomic Transaction WS-Business Activity WS-Trust WS-Secure Conversation Infrastructure and Profiles WS-Management WS-Federation Devices Profile Foundation SOAP / HTTP SOAP / UDP MIME XML Infoset XML 1.0 XML Namespaces WS-* Protocols

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27. WS-* Protocols - Industry Adoption WS-P Messaging Security Assurances Devices System Mgmt Metadata DPWS WS-SecureConv WS-Security WS-Trust WS-RM WS-AT MEX WS-D SOAP/WSDL MTOM © 2003-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained in this document represents the current view at the time of publication and is subject to change. WS-Man WS-XFer / Enum WS-Fed UDDI AMD Inc. A Computer Associates A Dell Inc.   gSOAP  Intel Corp.   HP / Mercury / Systinet A Microsoft   Oracle   SAP  Sonic Software A Sun Microsystems, Inc.   WEBM Solutions, Inc.    Released Product  Public Interop A Co-Author Apache (WSO2)   BEA Systems Inc.  A Choreology Ltd  IBM Corp.   IONA Technologies   RedHat (JBoss / Arjuna)  HP / Mercury / Systinet  Microsoft   Oracle  SAP  Progress / Sonic Software  Sun Microsystems Inc.   Tibco Software, Inc.  Apache (WSO2)    BEA Systems Inc.    A BMC (OpenNetwork) A A A  Canon Inc.  Cape Clear Software Inc.  Computer Associates (Netegrity)  A A  gSOAP  IBM Corp. (DataPower)     IONA Technologies  RedHat (JBoss / Arjuna)  Layer 7 Technologies Inc.  A  A HP / Mercury / Systinet    Microsoft     Nokia  Novell  Oracle     EMC (RSA Security)    Ping Identity Corp.  A   SAP    Sonic Software  Sun Microsystems, Inc.     Tibco Software, Inc.  Verisign Inc  A A A Software AG (WebMethods)  Apache (WSO2)   Amazon  BEA Systems Inc.   Cape Clear Software Inc.   Canon Inc.   eBay Inc.  Epson Corp.   Fuji-Xerox   Google  gSOAP   HP   IBM Corp.   Intel Corp.   Iona   RedHat (JBoss / Arjuna)   Microsoft   Novell  Oracle   Ricoh Co.   SAP   Sun Microsystems, Inc.   Xerox Corp.   BEA Systems Inc. A Brother Industries   Canon Inc.   Epson Corp.   Exceptional Innovation   Fuji-Xerox Co.   gSOAP  HP   Intel Corp.   Lexmark International, Inc. A Microsoft   Peerless Systems Corp.   Schneider Electric SA   Toshiba   Software AG (WebMethods) A Xerox Corp.   Apache (WSO2)   BEA Systems Inc.    Computer Associates A gSOAP  IBM Corp.    RedHat (JBoss / Arjuna)  Layer 7 Technologies  HP / Mercury / Systinet   Microsoft    Novell  Oracle    SAP A   Sun Microsystems, Inc.   Sonic Software  Software AG (WebMethods) A