The WS-DAI family of specifications for web service data access and integration

ABSTRACT

This month, we are pleased to provide to our readers a column that addresses an important aspect of grid computing: data access.

REFERENCES

• 1: Database Access and Integration Services Working Group (DAIS-WG). http://forge.gridforum.org/projects/dals-wg
• 2: Global Grid Forum (GGF), http://www.ggf.org
• 3: Open Grid Services Architecture Version 1.0, I. Foster et al., Technical Report GFD-I.30, Global Grid Forum, 2004.
• 4: Data Access, Integration and Management, M. P. Atkinson, et al., in The Grid: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure (Second Edition), I. Foster and C. Kesselman, Morgan-Kaufmann, 391--430, 2004.
• 5: Grid Database Access and Integration: Requirements and Functionalities M. P. Atkinson. V. Dialani, L. Guy, I. Narang, N. W. Paton, D. Pearson, T. Storey, and P. Watson. Technical Report GFD-I.13, GGF, 2003.
• 6: Web Services Security: SOAP Message Security 1.0 (WS-Security), A. Nadalin, C. Kaler, P. Hallam-Baker, and R. Monzillo. OASIS, 2004.
• 7: Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) Primer, T. Banks, http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsrf/wsrf-primer-1.2-primer-cd-01.pdf, OASIS, 2005.
• 8: Web Services Atomic Transaction (WS-AtomicTransaction) 1.1. E Newcomer, I Robinson (eds), Working Draft, http//www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/15719/WS-AT%20Working%20Draft.pdf, 2004.
• 9: Web services data access and integration -- the core (WS-DAI) Specification, Version 1.0. M. Antonioletti, M. Atkinson, A. Krause, S. Laws, S. Malaika, N. W. Paton, D. Pearson, G. Riccardi. GGF, 2005.
• 10: Web services data access and integration -- the relational realization (WS-DAIR), Version 1.0. M. Antonioletti, B. Collins, A. Krause, S. Laws, S. Malaika, J. Magowan, N. W. Paton. GGF, 2005.
• 11: Web services data access and integration -- the XML realization (WS-DAIX), Version 1.0, M. Antonioletti, A. Krause, S. Hastings, S. Langella, S. Laws, S. Malaika, N. W. Paton. GGF, 2005

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.0 General

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.4 Systems and Software
          Subjects: Information networks; Distributed systems
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Web-based services
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces

General Terms:
Design, Management, Theory