IBM, Microsoft, BEA, SAP AG and Sun MicroSystems today submitted the latest version of WS-Addressing, a key Web services specification, to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

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WS-Addressing is a key part of the core Web services architecture. In particular, the specification is designed to underlie other specifications, such as WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Federation and ...