IBM

As a follow-up to the BPEL4WS specification that was released yesterday, IBM have developed an implementation of BPEL4WS called BPWS4J.

The implementation consists of two parts: an engine and an editor, and can be downloaded from http://www.alphaWorks.ibm.com/tech/bpws4j

What is BPWS4J?

The IBM Business Process Execution Language for Web Services JavaTM Run Time (BPWS4J) includes the following: a platform upon which can be executed business processes written using the Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (BPEL4WS); a set of samples demonstrating the use of BPEL4WS; and a tool that validates BPEL4WS documents.

The BPWS4J platform also includes an Eclipse plug-in that provides a simple editor for creating and modifying BPEL4WS files. Its main features are as follows:

• Synchronized XML source and tree views of the business process being created
• Flexibility for accomodating bottom-up as well as top-down approaches to process design
• Context-sensitive menus that facilitate creation of specification-compliant processes
• Validation of process against specification requirements during editing session.

How does it work?

see WebServices.Org