RE: XML.com whitepaper on XML, SOAP and Binary Data

Not sure what kind of pointer you are looking for.  It seems like a fairly
straightforward, though controversial, position.  I could argue that this is
part of the "keep web services simple" position.

Cheers,
Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Mike Champion
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:19 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: XML.com whitepaper on XML, SOAP and Binary Data
>
>
>
> [AFAIK this is not directly related to anything on the WG's
> high-priority
> list, but touches on several topics of interest to us.  Dave
> Orchard (or
> any of the authors who read this list), would you like to point us to
> anything in particular?]
>
> 'Authors Adam Bosworth, BEA Systems
> Don Box, Microsoft
> Martin Gudgin, Microsoft
> Mark Nottingham, BEA Systems
> David Orchard, BEA Systems
> Jeffrey Schlimmer, Microsoft
>
> Copyright Notice
> © 2003 BEA Systems, Microsoft Corporation. All rights
> reserved. Abstract
> This white paper discusses the architectural issues
> encountered when using
> opaque non-XML data in XML applications, including (but not
> limited to) Web
> services and SOAP.
> Status
> This white paper is provided as-is and for review and
> evaluation only.
> Microsoft and BEA hope to solicit your contributions and
> suggestions in the
> near future. BEA and Microsoft make no warrantees or representations
> regarding this document in any manner whatsoever.
> Table of Contents
> 1. Introduction
> 2. Current Approaches to Opaque Data in XML
>     2.1 Embedding
>     2.2 Referencing
> 3. When Worlds Collide
> 4. Flexibility in Representation, Consistency in Model
> 5. Conclusions
> 6. Acknowledgements
> 7. References'
>
> http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/02/26/binaryxml.html
> --
> Mike Champion
>
>