IBM, Sun join with Microsoft on Web services specs
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Computer Associates have jumped aboard in support of the WS-Eventing specification for subscribing to Web services-based events, joining original developers Microsoft, BEA Systems, and Tibco Software.
The specification is intended to define a baseline set of operations that allow Web services to provide asynchronous notifications to interested parties. For example, an event notification could pertain to shipping of an order or e-mail arriving. Microsoft officials cited desires for interoperability between different specifications as reasons why rivals such as Sun and IBM are climbing aboard.