W3C WSDL Activities
WSDL is an XML-based language for describing Web services and
how to access them.
WSDL
WSDL stands for Web Services Description Language, and is an XML-based
language for describing Web
Services.
To learn more about WSDL, read our WSDL tutorial.
WSDL 1.1
WSDL 1.1 was suggested in a note to W3C in March 2001 (by Ariba, IBM and
Microsoft), as a language for describing Web Services.
The note also described how to use WSDL in conjunction with SOAP 1.1, HTTP
GET/POST, and MIME types.
WSDL 1.2
The first working drafts were published 17. December 2001.
The latest working drafts were published 11. June 2003.
WSDL 2.0
WSDL 2.0 became a W3C Recommendation 26. June 2003.
Web Architecture
To preserve the properties of the World Wide Web as technologies evolve, W3C
has created a recommendation for the core design components of the Web.
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One is a W3C recommendation
describing the standard protocols that support the identification of, and
interaction between Web resources.
W3C Specifications and Timeline
W3C Reference:
W3C Web Services Home Page
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