WS-I Case Study
Read below to find out how WS-I members AIAG and Ford used WS-I’s Basic Profile to improve supply chain process efficiency in the automotive industry, and how Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company and WS-I member Webify Solutions used the WS-I Basic Profile to help Fireman’s Fund gain a competitive advantage.
If you are a member of WS-I and interested in submitting a WS-I case study for consideration, please contact info@oasis-open.org.
- Structuring Web Services Interoperability for Ford at AIAG case study (PDF format)
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company case study (PDF format)
Analyst Testimonials
Since the organization’s inception in February, 2002, WS-I has received high praise for its work by respected industry analysts and observers. Read what some of these industry analysts and observers have to say about the work of WS-I
Enterprises that deploy Web services without mature strategies for
security will be vulnerable to cyberattacks. Web services security decisions
are complex and interoperability is a key challenge. WS-I’s guidance,
including the Security Scenarios and the forthcoming Basic Security Profile,
could be an important factor in the success of enterprises’ Web services security
initiatives.
Ray Wagner, Gartner, Inc.
WS-I will make Web services interoperability real.
Ted Schadler, Forrester Research
Interoperability has been pretty challenging, and [WS-I] will make
interoperability much easier. The WS-I Basic Profile is a very good thing for
customers.
Anne Thomas Manes, Burton Group
WS-I can provide much-needed clarity for the practical and pragmatic use of Web services security standards.
Ray Wagner, Gartner, Inc.
Support for the Basic Profile is the baseline for interoperable Web services.
Customers should demand that all of their Web services-enabled technology be compliant
with the Basic Profile, and that in turn will lay the foundation for Web services to
fulfill their promise and provide technology-independent interoperability.
Daniel Sholler, META Group
The WS-I Basic Profile is a very important document that addresses and solves
many of the basic interoperability issues associated with Web services.
Anne Thomas Manes, Burton Group
Require the WS-I Basic Profile going forward.
Daryl Plummer, Gartner, Inc.
You’ll increase your chances of building killer Web services by starting
with the WS-I Basic Profile.
Ted Schadler, Forrester Research
This [Basic Profile 1.0] is exactly what is needed. This will become the gold
standard for interoperable Web services.
Daniel Sholler, META Group
With the release of the Basic Profile, WS-I becomes the organization that is at
the center of vendor and enterprise efforts to promote Web services adoption and interoperability
between competing implementations.
Mike Gilpin and Uttam Narsu, Forrester Research
Enterprises considering Web services security issues should see this [WS-I Security Scenarios]
as a significant opportunity to influence future developments in Web services security. The draft
scenarios are well thought-out and reasonably comprehensive . . .
Ray Wagner, Gartner, Inc.
When using Web services to connect heterogeneous systems, enforce use of the WS-I Basic
Profile as part of a core development process.Organizations acquiring service-oriented
business applications should require vendors to indicate compliance with the Basic Profile.
Whit Andrews, Gartner, Inc.
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