The Electronic Business XML (ebXML) project released three
more technical specifications for review on 28 March, including a new draft
document on messaging services. This part of ebXML — formerly known as
transport, routing, and packaging — had made more early progress than the other
technical features, but it also came under more pressure to include the work of
other initiatives, specifically the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).
Enhancements to the original SOAP specification made it easier for ebXML to join
forces. But it also marked something of a change in operation for ebXML, now
more willing to make accommodations with other related initiatives in order
achieve its goal of a single worldwide e-business standard.
SOAP in a Nutshell

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