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<h2>Axis Alpha Release Notes</h2>
<p>This is the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/releases.html">
alpha release</a> of the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis">
Axis SOAP library</a>. (Wondering what Axis is? Please see our
<a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/faq.html">FAQ</a>.)</p>
<p>This is an alpha release, and hence is not feature complete. The main
missing features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>No support for SOAP attachments
<li>Deployment syntax not finalized
<li>Incomplete Apache SOAP 2.2 deployment descriptor support
<li>Minimal testing in EJB / application server frameworks
<li>No support for WSDL, XML-RPC, SMTP
<li>Limited documentation
</ul>
<p>The Axis team is working on all of these missing features.</p>
<p>So, why an alpha release?</p>
<p>The Axis code already has:</p>
<ul>
<li>Significantly higher performance than Apache SOAP 2.2
<li>Good interoperability with other SOAP implementations
<li>A streaming-oriented model for message parsing (SAX, not DOM)
<li>A modular, configurable message handling architecture
<li>A pluggable transport framework
<li>An extensive package and functional test suite
</ul>
<p>Early adopters and advanced SOAP developers will find this release to be of
interest. Most Apache SOAP users, and those who need a fully featured
next-version replacement for Apache SOAP 2.2, should hold off at least
until Axis's beta release. Progress towards that beta release may be
viewed on Axis's <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/requirements.html">
requirements and status page</a>.</p>
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