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==== Contribute Axis2 and win nano-pods ====


[http://www.apachecon.com/2005/US/index.html/e=MjAwNS9VUw ApacheCon] participants can now take part in the Axis2 code competition. Send in your contributions and stand to win an Apple iPod nano with the courtesy of WSO2! The '''WSO2''' Axis2 code competition is open only for non Axis2 committers and ApacheCon attendees. Prizes will be awarded at the end of [http://www.apachecon.com/2005/US/index.html/e=MjAwNS9VUw ApacheCon] for the best patch and best code sample relating to Axis2. 

Axis2 is an implementation of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Going forward from the highly influential Axis Project, Axis2 aims to be the foundation and core of Web services. For more details see http://ws.apache.org/axis2.

 
Please include '[Axis2] [PatchCompetition]' or '[Axis2] [SampleCompetition] as the subject and send submissions to axis-dev@ws.apache.org by 12 noon, December 14 2005. 

Suggestions for submissions:

Feature Improvements
 * write an RSS transport
 * write an HTTP/REST transport
 * write a JSP provider
 * write a servlet provider
 * write a JWS provider
 * write a java class deployer, possibly in a jar
 * write support for JSR 183 WS annotations
    - for .class stuff
    - for JWS
 * write an eclipse/idea wrapper for the runtime
 * xslt provider to allow services to be implemented by .xslt files
 * php provider as above
 * bsf provider as above and make it work for javascript
 * binary ser/deser of AXIOM 

Samples :
 * write an open office plugin for axis2 to allow open office apps to
 * invoke web services (and to become web services)
    - write a sample to pull data into a spreadsheet
    - write a sample to pull in google maps into a word document 

Features and Samples are not limited to the above list and competitors are welcome to be creative and come up with their own ideas. But you have to make sure, they have the importance for the project.
 
In addition the first 10 people to register for the tutorial Accelerating Web Services Development with Axis2 (T19) will receive a 50% scholarship courtesy of '''WSO2''', making the cost of this tutorial $175 for the first 10 registrations. Please email delia@apachecon.com to ask about receiving a scholarship.

'''WSO2''' will be awarding an iPod Nano to one randomly selected tutorial attendee as well.