GXA implementations for Java?

["Almeida, Timothy" <ti...@firepond.com>]

Hi,
I came across a reference to GXA (Global XML Web Services Architecture)-- an
initiative led by IBM, Microsoft & others to develop a suite of SOAP
extensions to support commonly needed features for a distributed system
--security, routing, reliability, etc.
Apparently MS has released a reference implementation for several of the GXA
specs in the form of WSE (Web Services Enhancements for .NET)

Could someone advise as to what GXA implementations are available out there
for Java developers? 
(The more details, the better: open source/commercial, completeness, cost,
anything else, etc -- even if its only conjecture or personal opinion.)
Thanks much,
Tim

PS:
Apparently SOAP was designed with simplicity and extensibility as
fundamental design goals -- on the upside, this makes extensions such as GXA
possible; on the downside, they are often necessary.

RE: GXA implementations for Java?

[Anne Thomas Manes <an...@manes.net>]

My understanding is that GXA is strictly a Microsoft term. Microsoft lists
all if its joint efforts with IBM, et al in with GXA, but I've never seen
IBM, BEA, VeriSign, RSA, Tibco, etc. use the term.

IBM supports a number of these SOAP extensions in the WSTK.

Anne



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Almeida, Timothy [mailto:timothya@firepond.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:52 PM
> To: 'axis-user@ws.apache.org'
> Subject: GXA implementations for Java?
>
>
> Hi,
> I came across a reference to GXA (Global XML Web Services
> Architecture)-- an
> initiative led by IBM, Microsoft & others to develop a suite of SOAP
> extensions to support commonly needed features for a distributed system
> --security, routing, reliability, etc.
> Apparently MS has released a reference implementation for several
> of the GXA
> specs in the form of WSE (Web Services Enhancements for .NET)
>
> Could someone advise as to what GXA implementations are available
> out there
> for Java developers?
> (The more details, the better: open source/commercial, completeness, cost,
> anything else, etc -- even if its only conjecture or personal opinion.)
> Thanks much,
> Tim
>
> PS:
> Apparently SOAP was designed with simplicity and extensibility as
> fundamental design goals -- on the upside, this makes extensions
> such as GXA
> possible; on the downside, they are often necessary.
>