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["rleif" <rleif@cox.net>]

InfoWorld (June 26, 2003)has an article Systinet boosts secure Web services
WASP Server 4.6 is released by Paul Krill
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/06/26/HNsystinet_1.html

Abbreviated version:
" Systinet on Thursday is making generally available WASP Server for Java
4.6, the company's Web services infrastructure platform, featuring improved
security." 

"The product provides a platform for developing, running, and managing Web
services applications. The company further describes WASP as a solution for
IT professionals and ISVs needing a lightweight, embeddable Web services
runtime for Java or J2EE applications."

"That capability was not available [in the product] before. Users were
reliant on the transport mechanism to provide security or privacy of the
message," Ungashick said. The product also features security enhancements,
such as alerting, in the event a message cannot be decrypted or
authentication failed, Systinet said. 

"Also included in the new version is enhanced support for asynchronous Web
services, support for the newly released SOAP (Simple Object Access
Protocol) 1.2 specification, and backing for Java Web services APIs,
including JAX-RPC (Java API for XML-Based Remote Procedure Calls), JAXM
(Java API for XML Messaging), and SAAJ (SOAP with Attachments API for
Java)." 

Although Wasp Server for Java can be downloaded for free, it may only be
used for development and testing. Deployment costs begin at $2,000 per CPU.

Bob Leif

Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
e-mail rleif@rleif.com