Existing Registries
There are a number of registries in existence that are promoted by either standards bodies or industry consortia. Some of the prominent registry specifications are UDDI and ebXML. The UDDI standard is promoted by a consortium of more than 200 companies, with players such as Microsoft and Oracle. Another prominent registry specification, ebXML, is a joint effort sponsored by the standards bodies OASIS and UN/CEFAT. Another project of interest is the eCo Framework.
These registries, while providing similar services, are diverse in terms of capabilities and APIs. This leads to the issue that programs written for a specific registry cannot be directly used for another without significant code changes and recompilation. For example, ...
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