Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-xml-axis-dev-archive@xml.apache.org Received: (qmail 33160 invoked by uid 500); 21 Sep 2001 22:41:52 -0000 Mailing-List: contact axis-dev-help@xml.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: axis-dev@xml.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list axis-dev@xml.apache.org Received: (qmail 33126 invoked from network); 21 Sep 2001 22:41:51 -0000 Message-ID: <4F47DCFADC8DD5118D2B00508B952D96377FB0@salsa.allaire.com> From: Glen Daniels To: "'axis-user@xml.apache.org'" , "'axis-dev@xml.apache.org'" , "'soap-dev@xml.apache.org'" , "'soap-user@xml.apache.org'" , "'soapbuilders@groups.yahoo.com'" Subject: ANNOUNCE: Apache Axis alpha 2 now available Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:41:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Hi all! [Background : Axis is a new open-source Java SOAP engine from Apache] Just a quick note to let you know that the next "official" release of Axis, alpha 2, is now available from http://xml.apache.org/axis/ in both source-only and binary forms. The big news: this release adds limited WSDL functionality to Axis, including the ability to automatically generate browser-accessible WSDL for deployed services on the fly, and a Wsdl2java utility for building Java stubs and/or skeletons for services described by WSDL documents. There have also been a number of bug fixes and new features, including log4j integration for debugging/logging, support for in/out and out parameters, and a preliminary EJB provider for exposing stateless session beans as Web Services. Please try it out if you have a chance, and let the team know what you think. Thanks! Namaste, --Glen