In this issue: In the news, Book Review: Professional Apache,
Featured Articles, Apache status and Our final answer…
“Apache Software Foundation join Java commmittee
CNet Investor reported that Sun Microsystems have set up two
executive committees to oversee their Java Community Process(SM)
community-based Java technology development programmes. The first
committee will oversee the Java technologies for the desktop/server
space and the other will oversee the Java technologies for the
consumer/embedded space….”
“IBM Donates XML technology
As reported by C|Net, the Apache Software Foundation has received
technology from IBM which will help developers create services
using an open, vendor-neutral process. IBM’s Java-built Simple
Object Access Protocol (SOAP) will be contributed to the open
source Apache XML project. The system provides a simple method of
using XML to send message and access web services across
distributed networks….”