 WebSphere MQ Service Definition Service Definition: Turn WebSphere MQ applications into SOA services IBM is pleased to announce the release of a new SupportPac which specifies a way to describe WebSphere MQ applications as SOA services. This Service Definition uses Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs) and Web Services Description Language (WSDL). The Service Definition SupportPac includes: - An IRI Specification defining addresses for referencing WebSphere MQ queues and topics in a way similar to URL Web addresses.
- A WSDL Binding Specification defining extensions for WSDL that describe WebSphere MQ applications, including its connections, the queues or topics it uses, its message exchange pattern (request-response or one-way) and the quality of service and message formats it uses.
WebSphere MQ Service Definitions can be created for applications that use either SOAP or native (non-SOAP) messages. These specifications enables developers to write WebSphere MQ Service Definitions that can help catalogue your applications in a standard, machine-readable way, and use the Service Definitions to aid the development, management and monitoring of WebSphere MQ applications, particularly where tools exist that take advantage of these specifications. The Service Definition SupportPac (MA93) is available here. IBM is very interested in your views and comments on these specifications. The SupportPac contains contact details | 
