Apache Axis2 1.2 Released

Just over 4 months since the original 1.1.1 release, we are very proud to announce the release of Apache Axis2 version 1.2

Downloads are available at:
http://ws.apache.org/axis2/download.cgi

Apache Axis2 is a complete re-design and re-write of the widely used Apache Axis engine and is a more efficient, more scalable, more modular and more XML-oriented Web services framework. It is carefully designed to support the easy addition of plug-in “modules” that extend its functionality or features such as security and reliability.

Modules supporting WS-Security/Secure-Conversation (Apache Rampart), WS-Trust (Apache Rahas), WS-Reliable Messaging (Apache Sandesha) and
WS-Eventing (Apache Savan) will be available after the Apache Axis2 1.2 release. Please see these projects’ own sites for further information.

Major Changes Since 1.1:
- WSDL 2.0 fully support (reading, writing, and codegen)
- POJO annotation (JSR 181)
- JAX-WS integration
- JAX-WS -annotation
- Un-wrapping (Response)
- ADB - support for union and list
- Maven2 support
- JSON support
- Binary serialization (Fast infoste)
- Codegen support for WSDL with Multiple services
- HTTP code generation (both WSDL 1.1 and 2.0)
- Custom deployer support
- Message formatters
- Message Builders
- EJB Provider support

Known Issues and Limitations in 1.2 Release:
- Xml-beans databinding does not support response uwwrapping
- ADB databinding does not support minOccurs and maxOccures attributes in sequence and choice elements

Apache Axis2 1.2 is a major new release compared to Axis2 1.1. We are striving for a simple and happy first time user experience as well as a satisfying experienced user experience with this release. We welcome any and all feedback at:

axis-user@ws.apache.org (please include “[axis2]” in the subject)
axis-dev@ws.apache.org (please include “[axis2]” in the subject)
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2

Thank you for your interest in Apache Axis2!

The Axis2 Development Team
http://ws.apache.org/axis2/

Features of Apache Axis2:
Programming Model
  - Improved XML-centric client API with full WSDL and policy support
  - Support for POJO and Spring services and clients
  - Support for any message exchange pattern (MEP)
  - Synchronous and asynchronous programming model
  - Archived service deployment model supporting full service
    encapsulation with versioning support
  - Archived module deployment model supporting controlled
    extensibility with versioning support
  - Hot deployment
  - WS-Policy driven code generation extensions
  - Flexible service life cycle model
  - Automatic support for POX (REST) style invocation of services
  - Support for querying service’s WSDL (with ?wsdl), schema (with
    ?xsd) and policies (with ?policy)
  - WSDL 2.0POJO annotation (JSR 181)
  - JAX-WS intregration
  - Custom Deployers
  - Binary serialization (Fast Infoset)
  - JSON support
  - EJB Provider support
Supported Specifications
  - SOAP 1.1 and 1.2
  - Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM)
  - XML Optimized Packaging (XOP)
  - SOAP with Attachments
  - WSDL 1.1, including both SOAP and HTTP bindings
  - WS-Addressing submission and 1.0
  - WS-Policy
  - SAAJ 1.1
Transports
  - HTTP
  - SMTP
  - JMS
  - TCP
Supported Data Bindings
  - Axis Data Binding (ADB)
  - XMLBeans
  - JibX
  - JaxMe (Experimental)
  - JaxBRI (Experimental)
Tools
  - WSDL2Java: Generate Java stubs and skeletons from a WSDL document.
  - Java2WSDL: Generate a WSDL document from a Java class.
  - Eclipse Plugins
  - IntelliJ Idea Plugins
  - Maven2 Plugins
  - Web application for administering Apache Axis2