The OSS through Java Initiative announced the availability of a Web Services integration profile for its Trouble Ticket API (JSR 91). In 2005, the Initiative unveiled its Web Services strategy and published design guidelines for the development of the Web Services profiles of all OSS/J APIs. Today, the Web Services profile for the first API is made available. Web Services specifications for other OSS/J APIs will be available by April 2006. (A full list of OSS/J APIs is provided below.)
The Web Services profile completes OSS/J's portfolio of API integration profiles. The Java EE profile supports tightly coupled integration between OSS applications that are increasingly developed natively on the Java EE platform. The XML upon JMS profile supports loosely coupled integration and facilitates legacy integration. The Web Services profile addresses B2B integration. All OSS/J APIs are downloadable free of charge. OSS/J is the only open OSS standard available with full reference implementations, compatibility test suites, a portfolio of certified products, and an open ecosystem of tools, adapters, and extensions.
