Web Services Directory

HIRON XML Web Service is intended to demonstrate the possibilities of new technologies in distributed calculations in the Operations Research area, for example, for global optimization. One of the basic features of this Web service is that it controls the native ANSI C++ compiler that allows the creation of a high performance Web service that is then used to solve global optimization problems.

Online Access to the 1Gb OakLeaf US Code of Federal Regulations sample database, which delivers XML or XHTML documents for tables of contents and section text. CFRToc returns an XML or XHTML table of contents (TOC) for a CFR title, subtitle, chapter, subchapter, or part.

Full text search of the OakLeaf U.S. Code of Federal Regulations sample database, which delivers XML or XHTML documents for tables of contents and section text. CFRSearch returns links to CFR TOCs and sections that meet the search criterion as an XML or XHTML response document.

Use Visual Studio .NET Enterprise and Architect editions' Application Center Test (ACT) to simplify multiclient load testing of XML Web services and ASP.NET Web forms by recording and replaying browser requests. ACT replaces Microsoft's earlier Web Application Stress Tool (WAS) with an easy-to-use IDE that offers automatic script generation and replay, plus custom graphing capabilities. Examples execute live XML Web services from http://www.oakleaf.ws.

The Office XP Web Services Toolkit 2.0 implements new Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 3.0 features, but chokes on SQLXML 3.0's stored procedure services and some complex objects. This .NETInsight article describes workarounds for SQLXML and other limitations.

One day conference dedicated to the Web Services - Next edition 18 march 2004 - Paris France

SimplePost is the first and only SOAP based Job distribution Web-Service on the Net today! Simply Plug SimplePost into your existing application and gain immediate posting integration with all the major job boards such as Monster, Google Base, CareerBuilder, and more! The service will also work with you to integrate with any of your favorite posting destination sites!

Following are the winners in each of the seven XML Web service solution categories of the Microsoft 2001 .NET Best Awards: Ateneo de Manila University (academic), At Global Inc. (line-of-business), InterKnowlegy LLC (.NET Servers integration), OakLeaf Systems (horizontal), Rila Solutions (Office XP integration), Sandvik Coromant (interoperability), and Storage Point Corp. (tool or utility). Read the full press release at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/aug02/08-07netwinners.asp.

WebserviceX.NET provides programmable business logic components for all industry that serve as "black boxes" to provide access to functionality via web services. Good collection of web services, both for use and as a guide for developers.

StrikeIron’s Web Services Analyzer for Windows allows anyone to quickly and easily discover, understand, and utilize any XML-based Web service with a click of the mouse. The data structures, data requirements, behavior, and expected results are immediately available in easy to understand graphical and table formats.

A set of high-level tutorials covering first and second-generation (WS-*) Web services standards, including BPEL4WS, WS-Security, WS-Coordination, and WS-ReliableMessaging.

Live web services hosted at CapeScience.com. Useful as a collection of working web services which can act as a reference for web service developers.

MagNetPoint provides an environment in which Web Services can be assembled from individual components hosted at their web site. The innovative NetPlayground allows registered user to assemble pre-written web services components into applications.

Collaxa provides enterprises with a new approach to integrating applications and services into collaborative and transactional business processes. It is based on industry standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL, JMS, BTP and ebXML. It relies on an innovative JSP-like abstraction called ScenarioBeans. This combination delivers a high level of operation visibility and process manageability. The benefit of these innovations is that they reduce complexity, skill requirements and total cost of integration.

Are the Web services you added to Microsoft's public UDDI 1.0 registry missing from Visual Studio .NET's Add Web Reference dialog? Here's the solution.

Microsoft Directory Services for Windows (DSfW) beta 1.0 is a SOAP 1.1 implementation of Directory Services Markup Language version 2 (DXMLv2) for the .NET Framework.

A collection of free webservices

The StrikeIron Mobile Text Messaging Web Service allows simple text messages (SMS) to be sent to mobile telephones programmatically for many different service providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Cingular, Cellular One, Sprint, and more.

Covers topics regarding web services such as; standards, development & deployment, platforms & servers, integration, service-oriented architecture, data center, strategy and planning.

An AS/400 specific search engine with iSeries 400 topics including; app development, databases, iseries networking, i5/0S--0S/400, groupware& email, etc.

Grand Central provides a Web Services network through which companies can integrate their services. In addition to facilitating interoperability, Grand Central provides the control, visibility and security needed to effectively manage integration processes and interactions. Delivered as a subscription service.

Microsoft's Web Services Development Kit Technical Preview enables username/password digital signing and symmetric (shared-secret) encryption of SOAP messages. Learn how to sign and encrypt SOAP response messages with this Visual Basic .NET client and set of customized Web services. Give the ASP.NET version of the Windows form client a try at http://www.oakleaf.ws/WSDKSecClientASP/.

An address management web service that lets you do postcode and address lookups. Based on the Royal Mail's PAF database, Postcode Anywhere offers a pay-as-go-you payment model.

The StrikeIron Email Verification Web Service indicates whether or not an email address actually exists or not, without actually ever sending an email message. For any email address, the Web service will simply return a true or false as to whether or not the email address is valid or not. This goes far beyond the structure of the email address, actually identifying bad email addresses and non-existent domains.

IBM mainframe-specific portal, with search engine and browsable categories: hardware, software and education directories; career center, Web links, published articles (some by site staff).