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 <p>NEWS (June 16, 2003) : Axis <a href="./axis/download.cgi">1.1
   Final </a> is now available (read the <a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/%7Echeckout%7E/ws-axis/java/release-notes.html">release
   notes</a>)!
 <hr>
 <p>Apache Axis is an implementation of the SOAP ("Simple Object Access
 Protocol") <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP" target="_top">submission</a>
 to W3C.
 <p>From the draft W3C specification:
 <blockquote>SOAP is a lightweight protocol for exchange of information
 in a decentralized, distributed environment. It is an XML based protocol
 that consists of three parts: an envelope that defines a framework for
 describing what is in a message and how to process it, a set of encoding
 rules for expressing instances of application-defined datatypes, and a
 convention for representing remote procedure calls and responses.</blockquote>
 This project is a follow-on to the <a href="./soap" target="_top">Apache
 SOAP project</a>.
 <p>Please see the <a href="ref.html">Reference Library</a> for a list of
 technical resources that should prove useful.
 <p>The latest list of <a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/%7Echeckout%7E/ws-axis/java/docs/requirements.html?content-type=text/html">requirements</a>
   is also available.
 <hr>
 <h3>Rationale for Releasing Axis 1.0</h3>

 Many users have requested a v1.0 so that they can work from a relatively
 stable base. Some users have even remained on Apache SOAP until v1.0 of
 Axis is available. Now Axis has surpassed Apache SOAP in function,
 performance, and interoperability and, in particular, has passed Sun's
 JAX-RPC and SAAJ compliance tests, we decided to ship v1.0 as it
 currently stands.
 <p>
 However, this is far from the end of the road for Axis: there is more
 documentation to be written; the SOAP v1.2 spec. needs to be tracked to
 completion and implemented fully; major functional enhancements and
 architectural improvements are being considered. We particularly encourage
 you to submit improvements to the documentation, however large or small and
 in any format, to axis-dev@ws.apache.org. Also, interoperability
 is always a concern, so please report all <i>replicatable</i> bugs.

 <p>
 The Axis Development Team
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	</table>

	<p>NEWS (June 16, 2003) : Axis <a href="./axis/download.cgi">1.1
	Final </a> is now available (read the <a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/%7Echeckout%7E/ws-axis/java/release-notes.html">release
	notes</a>)!
	<hr>
	<p>Apache Axis is an implementation of the SOAP ("Simple Object Access
	Protocol") <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP" target="_top">submission</a>
	to W3C.
	<p>From the draft W3C specification:
	<blockquote>SOAP is a lightweight protocol for exchange of information
	in a decentralized, distributed environment. It is an XML based protocol
	that consists of three parts: an envelope that defines a framework for
	describing what is in a message and how to process it, a set of encoding
	rules for expressing instances of application-defined datatypes, and a
	convention for representing remote procedure calls and responses.</blockquote>
	This project is a follow-on to the <a href="./soap" target="_top">Apache
	SOAP project</a>.
	<p>Please see the <a href="ref.html">Reference Library</a> for a list of
	technical resources that should prove useful.
	<p>The latest list of <a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/%7Echeckout%7E/ws-axis/java/docs/requirements.html?content-type=text/html">requirements</a>
	is also available.
	<hr>
	<h3>Rationale for Releasing Axis 1.0</h3>

	Many users have requested a v1.0 so that they can work from a relatively
	stable base. Some users have even remained on Apache SOAP until v1.0 of
	Axis is available. Now Axis has surpassed Apache SOAP in function,
	performance, and interoperability and, in particular, has passed Sun's
	JAX-RPC and SAAJ compliance tests, we decided to ship v1.0 as it
	currently stands.
	<p>
	However, this is far from the end of the road for Axis: there is more
	documentation to be written; the SOAP v1.2 spec. needs to be tracked to
	completion and implemented fully; major functional enhancements and
	architectural improvements are being considered. We particularly encourage
	you to submit improvements to the documentation, however large or small and
	in any format, to axis-dev@ws.apache.org. Also, interoperability
	is always a concern, so please report all <i>replicatable</i> bugs.

	<p>
	The Axis Development Team
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