Microsoft heralds Web services for devices
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is leading a group of vendors proposing a specification intended to extend Web services to devices. Along with BEA Systems, Canon, and Intel, Microsoft on Tuesday is proposing WS-Discovery, which purports to bring the benefits of Web services to devices by enabling applications to form a unified system and allowing for discovery of services, according to BEA. WS-Discovery, which is being unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum event in San Francisco, describes a way for devices to find and connect to Web services in a simple, lightweight way, Microsoft said.