Steve, I can't give you exact numbers, but...
18 months ago, Apache SOAP was the most widely used SOAP implementation for Java on the market. It was the implementation that IBM used, and hence achieved broad adoption. IBM has documented quite a few of their customer success stories here: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/solutions/webservices/casestudies/. Since the release of Apache Axis, though (the "follow-on project" for Apache SOAP -- read "replacement"), Apache SOAP has been fading from popularity. Apache SOAP is a very old code base, and it's been on life support for the last 18 months. If you're just starting out with SOAP, you should be using Apache Axis (http://ws.apache.org/axis). Apache Axis is currently the most widely used SOAP implementation for Java. Most J2EE app servers now include a SOAP implementation. Other popular SOAP implementations for Java include: - Cape Clear Server (www.capeclear.com) - IONA XMLBus (www.xmlbus.com) - Systinet WASP for Java (www.systinet.com) - The Mind Electric GLUE (www.themindelectric.com) There are more than 90 different SOAP implementations (see http://www.soapware.org/directory/4/implementations) Some of the more popular ones include: - Microsoft .NET (for .NET) - Microsoft SOAP (for VB6.0, C++6.0, and other COM languages) - PocketSOAP (www.pocketsoap.com -- for VB, C++ and other COM languages) - SOAP::Lite (www.soaplite.com -- for Perl) - White Mesa (www.whitemesa.com -- for Windows C++) - Systinet WASP for C++ (multiplatform C++) - SOAP.py (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywebsvcs/ for Python) - nuSOAP (http://dietrich.ganx4.com/nusoap/index.php for PHP) Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pruitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:06 PM Subject: Apache SOAP framework deployments All, Can anyone comment on, or better yet point me to a resource, concerning... The number of Apache SOAP production deployments. How big is the Apache SOAP "marketshare"? Who else offers a SOAP framework (other than Microsoft) etc. Thanks in advance, Steve Pruitt
