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Eurescom mess@ge 2/2003 (June)
 XML Web Services -
between hype and hope
Web Services is
currently one of the hottest issues in the software industry. Regardless of
the typical hype that inevitably seems to accompany the emergence of new
technologies, there are good reasons for predicting a success of Web
Services. An important question is: Will there be a role for telcos?
This issue of Eurescom mess@ge presents exclusive answers to this
question and solid background information for evaluating the opportunities
of XML Web Services.
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introduction by Uwe Herzog
XML Web Services and telcos
XML Web Services provide a standardised way for machines to access and use
encapsulated services and functions on other machines over the Internet. Due
to the service-oriented architecture model behind XML Web Services, a whole
range of potential business opportunities is arising, particularly for
telcos. Based on results from Eurescom project P1209, Jens Meinköhn provides
a comprehensive overview on the concept of XML Web Services and selected
business opportunities for telcos.
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Web Service Orchestration
As in music, orchestration plays a crucial role in the composition and
deployment of sophisticated and complex Web Services. Like a music
composer, the Web Service composer has to select the necessary Web Services
to decide how they are going to interact with each other at the message
level and at the execution level. Bad orchestration will result in bad and
unprofitable services. Dr. Do van Thanh presents insights from Eurescom
study P1242 on how to do Web Service Orchestration right.
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Security mechanisms for Web Services
Introducing Web Services to systems is in many cases synonymous to exposure
of information and data. Systems connected to the Internet are especially
vulnerably to new threats from a security viewpoint, where 7x24 availability
is expected. Sune Jakobsson explains the most frequently used security
mechanisms for Web Services.
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IN FOCUS
eircom - Irish connections
Eircom Ltd. has been through many incarnations: government department, state
corporation, public flotation, and private company. Currently, the company
is focussing on the access network and the need to remove bottlenecks in
order to provide increased capacity and advanced services to end customers.
Read the inside report by Michael Donohue about Irelands leading fixed line
telecoms network provider.
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EVENTS
 Eurescom
Summit 2003:
Interview with Heinz Brüggemann
The Eurescom Summit 2003 in Heidelberg, one of this year's most important
collaborative R&D events in telecommunication, is casting its shadow before.
At the deadline of this issue, the paper selection process for the event in
September was just in its final stage ― the right time to talk to one of the
leading figures behind the scene. Heinz Brüggemann is Programme Manager at
Eurescom and chief organiser of the Eurescom Summit 2003.
Read
the interview
PROJECT REPORTS
Location Awareness - user-centred Location
Based Services
The Eurescom project P1208 LOCAWA is working on Location Based Services
(LBS) with a focus on presentation techniques and usability aspects. By this
work Locawa aims at increasing the acceptance of LBS at the user community.
Locawa has developed and implemented a number of prototype services that
will be used to test presentation techniques and usability aspects.
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EUROPEAN ISSUES
European leadership in telecoms - The CELTIC Initiative
How will Europe maintain global leadership in telecoms? Leading network
operators, manufacturers, R&D organisations, and public institutions from
all over Europe have found the answer: through increased co-operation. A
new, industry-driven European initiative for collaborative R&D in
telecommunications has emerged. Its name is CELTIC. David Kennedy gives an
overview on the goals and opportunities of this R&D initiative.
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A BIT BEYOND
Submarines in your body
Already in 1959, the legendary physicist and pioneer of nano-technology
Richard P. Feynman suggested in a visionary speech that "it would be
interesting in surgery if you could swallow the surgeon". What then sounded
like a fantastic idea from a science-fiction novel is now close to becoming
a reality. Join Milon Gupta on his tour through the fascinating world of
nano-technology.
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Coming events
Eurescom
Summit 2003 Evolution of Broadband Services
Heidelberg, 29 Sep - 1 Oct 2003
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