W3C Soap Event
Web Services are related to communication between applications.
SOAP is a communication protocol between Web Services based on XML.
SOAP Tutorial
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a platform and language-independent lightweight communication protocol that allows programs to communicate over standard Internet HTTP.
If you want to learn more about SOAP, please read our SOAP Tutorial.
SOAP 1.1
In May 2000, SOAP 1.1 was proposed to W3C in a note (by developers: IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, and Userland) as a protocol for exchanging information in a distributed environment.
The W3C SOAP 1.1 document is simply a discussion note (NOTE). The publication of this note does not represent W3C's recognition of any degree of its content.
SOAP 1.2
The W3C XML Protocol Working Group is currently working on SOAP 1.2
The first working draft was published on December 17, 2001.
SOAP 1.2 was published as a W3C Recommendation Standard on June 24, 2003.
W3C SOAP Specifications and Timeline
| Specifications | Draft/Proposals | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| SOAP 1.2 Primer | June 24, 2003 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Primer SE | April 27, 2007 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Messaging | June 24, 2003 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Messaging SE | April 27, 2007 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts | June 24, 2003 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Adjuncts SE | April 27, 2007 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Test Collection | June 24, 2003 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Test Collection SE | April 27, 2007 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Attachments | June 8, 2004 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Email Bindings | July 3, 2002 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Normalization | October 8, 2003 | |
| SOAP 1.2 Serialization | June 8, 2004 | |
| Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Core | May 9, 2006 | |
| Web Services Addressing 1.0 - SOAP | May 9, 2006 |
