A specification that provides transport-neutral mechanisms to address Web services and messages. See the WS-Addressing specification.
An XML grammar for describing network services as a set of endpoints operating on messages containing either document-oriented or procedure-oriented information. WSDL is the language used to express service contracts. For further information see the WSDL specification.
A specification that describes a protocol that allows messages to be delivered reliably between distributed applications in the presence of software component, system, or network failures.
An OASIS specification that describes enhancements to SOAP messaging to provide a means for applying security to Web services. For further details, see the WSS specification.