W3C Soap Activities
SOAP is a simple XML-based protocol to let applications
exchange information over HTTP.
Or more simply: SOAP is a protocol for accessing a Web Service.
SOAP
SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol, and is a format for sending
messages.
To learn more about SOAP, read our SOAP tutorial.
SOAP 1.1
SOAP 1.1 was suggested in a note to W3C in May 2000 (by Developmentor, IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, and
Userland), as a protocol for
exchanging information in a distributed environment.
SOAP 1.2
SOAP 1.2 became a W3C Recommendation 24. June 2003.
W3C Specifications and Timeline
W3C Reference:
W3C SOAP Home Page
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