The Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) specification is shedding its reputation as simply being the "Yellow Pages" for Web services lookup and discovery. UDDI registries are becoming intelligent repositories that house a plethora of meta data and metrics information around more manageable Web services.
OASIS announced last week the ratification of the UDDI Version 3.0.2, with major updates made to the specification, including support for multi-registry environments, digital signatures and a new subscription application program interface (API), among others.
Version 3.0.2 adds the ability to affiliate multiple registries in an open, standardized way to ensure interoperable communication.
