XML Protocols

• Lightweight Protocols -- LWProtocols.org
  LWProtocols.org
  This site is intended as a clearinghouse for information about distributed computing architectures that are more structured than telnet command protocols or CGIs but less complex or heavy than CORBA or DCOM.
• On the use of HTTP as a Substrate for Other Protocols
  IETF; Keith Moore, University of Tennessee
  Recently there has been widespread interest in using Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) as a substrate for other applications-level protocols. This document recommends technical particulars of such use, including use of default ports, URL schemes, and HTTP security mechanisms.
• WebDAV - A Uniform Interface for Authoring
  Edd Dumbill; XML.com
  WebDAV is an open protocol, standardized through the IETF, which uses XML and HTTP 1.1 to provide an interoperable layer for distributed web authoring. Essentially, it provides a uniform layer over filesystems, data repositories, etc. that supports more or less filesystem-like semantics: collections (like directories), resources (like files), properties (resource metadata), and locking.
• XMethods
  XMethods
  A directory of publicly accessible SOAP services. They hope "... this site will help to catalyze the creation, deployment, and use of more services."
• XML Protocol Technology Reference
  Edd Dumbill; XML.com
  This article gives an overview and essential information about the most important technologies and initiatives in the XML protocol area.

Web Services

• Apache SOAP
  Apache Software Foundation
  Apache SOAP is an implementation of the SOAP submission to W3C. It is based on, and supersedes, the IBM SOAP4J implementation.
• SOAP FAQ
  develop.com
• SOAP WebServices Resource Center
  James Snell
  The purpose of this site is to offer members of the SOAP development community a centralized location to share news, links and resources relating to SOAP and Webservice development on any platform capable of hosting XML application architectures.
• SoapRPC.com
  SoapRPC.com
  SoapRPC.com is a resource site for SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), .NET, UDDI and related protocols for building Web Services. We have listings of technical articles, protocol specification, software, tutorials, sample code and a lot more.
• UDDI.org
  UDDI Working Group
  Discover businesses worldwide that offer the exact products and services that you need. Register the products and services of your own business for others to discover. Or both. Technology and business champions are leading the development and deployment of an open, Internet-based Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) specification.
• Web Service Conceptual Architecture (WSCA 1.0)
  IBM (NEW 07. June)
  This paper describes the architecture for Web Services from the point of view of components, interactions and application development patterns.This architecture is the blueprint for an IBM instantiation of the Web Services approach.It is a framework for the building and deployment of Web Services applications.
• Web Services
  IBM developerWorks
  Articles about Web Services, WSDL (Web Service Description Language), SOAP etc.
• Web Services Architect
  webservicearchitect.com (NEW 04. July)
  Web Services Architect is a resource site dedicated entirely to Web Services, it aims to help build and expand upon the existing Web Services community. The site is updated weekly with new information in the form of articles."
• Weblog for SOAP
  UserLand Software
  Learn about, develop and deploy Web applications with SOAP 1.1
• XML-RPC
  UserLand Software
  XML-RPC Homepage