Proprietary in the sense that the APIs are not an industry (W3C) standard, not that they're owned exclusively by Apache.
Brion -----Original Message----- From: dumdum 420 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Apache SOAP vs AXIS Well but why would Apache SOAP API be proprietary since it is an open sources? Also can u explain the headers in little detail just to be more clear on the topic. Why would even Apache SOAP have extensibility issues. Well ... though it looks that AXIS is the clear winner. Thanx in advance. Bhanu From: "Anne Thomas Manes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Apache SOAP vs AXIS Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:51:40 -0500 I hate to break it to you, but Microsoft .NET and Microsoft SOAP Toolkit are the two most common systems used to access SOAP. I agree that Axis is the most commonly used SOAP implementation for Java. I don't think Apache SOAP fits in that category anymore, though. Use of Apache SOAP has definitely dropped off since Axis was released. Other very popular Java SOAP implementations include IBM WSTK (based on Axis), Systinet WASP, The Mind Electric GLUE, and IONA XMLBus. I suspect that BEA, Borland (based on Axis), Oracle, and Marcomedia (based on Axis) have a pretty significant share also. Here's a quick comparison between Apache SOAP and Axis: SOAP Axis ---- ---- really old third generation really slow much faster, but not as fast as many no WSDL support WSDL support proprietary API JAX-RPC API RPC/encoded only RPC/encoded and Doc/literal interoperability issues very interoperable extensiblity issues very extensible low level API for headers easy handler support for headers In other words, don't even consider using SOAP. Anne > -----Original Message----- > From: dumdum 420 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Apache SOAP vs AXIS > > > We are in the process of putting out infrastructure on the > webservice front. > > I need to prepare a report (a little high level )about what are the > difference between the two most common systems used to access the SOAP. > > The Apache SOAP and the AXIS. Can anyone help me with this research and > compile a document with the difference between the same and > characteristics > of each one of them. > > It will be a great help. > > Thanx in advance . I will compile the document and put it some > where to be > used ... if anybody ever needs it ...!! If there is an exsisting > one already > there kindly redirect me to the URL > > Thanx in advance. > > > Bhanu Pabreja > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
