Sun left out of Web services
C|Net | at | by Mike
Sun Microsystems is crying foul over a key new Web services standards group created by IBM and Microsoft, accusing its two rivals of "political shenanigans" for not inviting Sun to join as an equal partner.
The new industry consortium, called the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I), hopes to promote Web services by ensuring that software from various technology makers is compatible. Sun in February was invited to join as a "contributing" member. But the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has ignored that invitation and is instead lobbying for more influential "founder" status, so it can sit on the group's board and help set the agenda.