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Thumbs up for the Apache Axis2 team

Apache Axis2/C version 0.91 has been released via here:
http://ws.apache.org/axis2/c/download.cgi

Key Features

1. AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 messages with complete XML Infoset support
2. Support for One-Way Messaging (In-Only) and Request Response Messaging (In-Out)
3. Module architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model
4. Context hierarchy
5. Directory based deployment model
6. Raw XML providers
7. WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) versions
8. Transports: HTTP * Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module and * SSL client transport - New
9. Service Groups - New
10. Service client and operation client APIs - New
11. REST support (POST case) - New
12. Module version support - New
13. MTOM support - New

Other notes

1. Interoperability tested with Axis2/Java for XML in/out client and services
2. Addressing 1.0 interoperability

Major changes since last release

1. Full Addressing 1.0 support
2. Improved fault handling model
3. SSL client transport
4. MTOM implementation
5. Implementation of easy to use service client and operation client APIs for client side programming
6. REST support (POST case)
7. Module version support
8. Service groups
9. Numerous bug fixes since last release

Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD in 1.0)

1. Sessions scoping for application, SOAP, transport and request levels
2. Different character encoding support
3. Dynamic invocation
4. Archive based deployment Model

Un-Implemented Architecture Features (TBD post 1.0)

1. WSDL code generation tool for stub and skeletons (based on Java tool)
2. Security module
3. REST (REpresentational State Transfer) support (GET case)
4. Web Services policy support
5. Axis2 Web application (Web App)