Friday, June 10, 2011

Release of Axis2 1.6.0, Sandesha2 1.6.0 and Rampart 1.6.0

Today we officially announced the Apache Axis2 1.6.0 release together with Sandesha2 1.6.0 and Rampart 1.6.0 releases. From Axis2 1.5.4 release we started to release all related projects together so that users can upgrade whole stack at once instead of each component time to time. Also this process guarantee great compatibility among relegated projects. Going forward starting from Axis2 1.6.0 version we moved to use common version numbers for related projects so that users can easily find compatible dependencies.

In 2011 Axis2 community becoming more active , we released Axis2 1.5.4 in 17th Jan 2011 and just after 6 months now we released 1.6.0 major release and also 1.5.5 maintenance ( yet to be announced) release simultaneously.

This is the release note.

The Apache Axis2 team is pleased to announce the general availability
of the following releases:

- Axis2 1.6.0
- Sandesha2 1.6.0
- Rampart 1.6.0

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 for features such as security and reliability.

Apache Rampart is an Axis2 module that implements the specifications
in the WS-Security stack.

Apache Sandesha2 provides WS-ReliableMessaging support for Axis2.

Axis2 1.6.0 is a major release that contains more than 65 fixes.

Rampart 1.6.0 is a major release containing lots of bug fixes and
compatible with the Axis2 1.6.0 branch.

Sandesha2 1.6.0 is a major release that is compatible with the Axis2
1.6.0 branch.

The new versions are available for download at the following locations:


As always, we welcome any and all feedback at:

java-dev@axis.apache.org - for developer-related questions/concerns
java-user@axis.apache.org - for general questions, usage, etc.


NOTE - Axis2 1.6.0 compatible with Axis2 Transports 1.0.0 version but
it is recommended to upgrade to scheduled Axis2 Transport 1.6.0
version once it available.

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