• WS-MetadataExchange

    The WS-MetadataExchange specification has finally appeared. I haven’t read it yet but I’ve been waiting for its release. It’s written by the usual suspects (IBM, MS, BEA… oh and SAP!). Found it through this post by Mark Baker.

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  • Looking for a new name for my blog

    I am going to be updating the blog engine in the next few weeks and the look and feel of the web version of this blog in preparation for a shared blog with Jim (hopefully that will happen). “Blahg” was always going to be a temporary name so I am accepting suggestions for a name.…

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  • Jim is blogging

    Jim didn’t say anything to me but he has started blogging! There are few entries there already that, typically of Jim, provide excellent insight into Web Services technology and his current work. He’s not running a blog engine yet, so there is no feed to subscribe. I am travelling tomorrow all day so I will…

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  • “Web services == or != distributed objects?”

    David Orchard writes on Web services == or != distributed objects?. I linked to the working draft version of this article some time ago, when David published it on his blog. Now it is published on webservices.org. Thanks to Jim for the link (he has finally put a placeholder page on his web site… his…

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  • The India experience

    I had a fascinating experience in Rajkot (map). I was flown to Ahmedabad and then driven to Rajkot where I arrived at 2.00am. I was really surprised that my hosts were still waiting to welcome me. Even Tyag Swamiji was there to welcome me (a spiritual leader and gold medallist in mathematics). The next day…

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  • Interesting comments on WS-Eventing

    Comments on WS-Eventing from the feedback workshop by Werner Vogels.

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  • Eric Newcomer is blogging!!!

    That’s a blog to watch!!! Eric Newcomer is blogging (subscribed of course).

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  • Indio-UK e-Science Workshop

    Phew. We are just about to wrap up the workshop. It’s been interesting to see how relationships between research efforts across countries are established, how strategies are formed and get fed to policy makers, and the political games played between academics (at least at this part of the world). The students from the Computing Science…

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  • India so far

    I am having an excellent time in India. The people here are very nice. I’ve been invited to give a guest lecture in Gujarat (I hope I got it right). The Indo-UK e-Science Workshop is finishing tomorrow so I will have some time to do some site-seeing.

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  • Fantastic! I wish I could be there!

    Flash Mob I: Creating an ad-hoc supercomputer! Thanks to Brian Randell for the link.

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