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Volume 1: 74-82, 2002.
Simple object access protocol for bioinformatic software interoperability .
Xia Y1, Stinner RE1, Wang X2
1 NSF Center for
ABSTRACT
Xia Y, Wang X, Stinner
RE., Simple object access protocol for bioinformatic
software interoperability , Online J Bioinformatics
1:74-82, 2002. There is a lack of interoperability between bioinformatic
software tools within and between organizations. Current technologies such as
RPC, CORBA and RMI have failed to become pervasive due to strong coupling
between endpoints, lock-in by vendors and difficulty in access across
enterprises due to firewalls. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) was recently
proposed by Microsoft, IBM and others to improve software interoperability in
distributed environments. The benefits of SOAP and a working scheme for using
SOAP are presented and discussed.
KEYWORDS: SOAP, interoperability, bioinformatics, RPC, CORBA, RMI