= Welcome to the WS4D Java/Axis2 DPWS stack =

WS4D-axis2 is part of the [http://www.ws4d.org Web Services for Devices (WS4D)] initiative. WS4D brings Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services technology to the application domains of industrial automation, home entertainment, automotive systems and telecommunication systems.

== About WS4D Java/Axis2 DPWS stack ==

The WS4D Java/Axis2 DPWS stack is a toolkit for developing DPWS devices and hosted services being conform to the [http://specs.xmlsoap.org/ws/2006/02/devprof/devicesprofile.pdf “Devices Profile for Web Services” (DPWS)]. The toolkit is based on [http://ws.apache.org/axis2/ Apache Axis2]. It consists of several modules which provide the functionality on the service side. The included APIs ease the programming for client developers. 

The WS4D Java/Axis2 DPWS stack can be run on any platform which is equipped with the Apache Axis2 platform.

= News =

 * 2008-11-12 Release of WS4D-Axis2 0.4.
 * 2008-09-15 Preparations started in order to release the first version of the WS4D Java/Axis2 stack.

See the [/projects/ws4d-axis2/roadmap roadmap] for upcoming releases.

= Bugs/Feature Requests =

Existing bugs and feature requests are [report:1 here].

If you have any issues, create a [/projects/ws4d-axis2/newticket new ticket].

= Download =

The DPWS modules can be downloaded [wiki:download here]. 

Development versions can be downloaded from the project subversion repository under [https://trac.e-technik.uni-rostock.de/svn/ws4d-axis2] (Anonymous read access is available)

= Feature Highlights =

 * To be defined.

= Documentation/FAQ/Help =
 
 * [wiki:doc Documentation]
 * [irc://irc.quakenet.org/ws4d #ws4d IRC channel]

= Get involved =

'''We are accepting patches'''! Please contact us at info[at]ws4d.org and add "WS4D-axis2" to the subject.