From: Mark Miller <markm@caplet.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:25:00 -0800
Subject: Fwd: [e-lang] Beta testing for Waterken RDB Webizer

On Friday, I suggest we discuss whether and how to publicly embrace this. 


>From: Tyler Close <tyler@waterken.com>
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>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:01:56 -0400
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>I am looking for beta testers for a new Waterken product: Waterken
>RDB Webizer. The product is an implementation of the WOMP for
>relational databases.
>
>As Zooko has frequently pointed out, the pollsters say that the
>major concern regarding web services is the lack of a security
>story. A major goal in the design of WOMP was to provide a
>capability-based solution to this need. In addition to the openly
>stated security need, I've heard a lot of rumblings about how J2EE
>style development is just too hard for your typical web developer.
>In response to these needs, I've created Waterken RDB Webizer. It
>enables your typical SQL programmer to create a secure web
>service. All you have to do is create XML configuration files that
>contain the SQL. There's no Java or other procedural programming
>involved.
>
>There's a lot more information on the waterken.com website,
>including an in depth tutorial. See:
>
>http://waterken.com/dev/SQL/
>
>All the docs are openly accessible online, but to get the beta
>code, you have to send me an email. The final product will require
>a paid license.
>
>I have many hopes for this product. Of chief interest to E, and
>other capability environments represented on this list, is that
>the product gives us a way to leverage the web services movement.
>The web services created with Waterken RDB Webizer are based on
>the WOMP. This means that we can pre-populate the online world
>with interesting services that can be manipulated using
>capabilities.
>
>I'm reminded of a remark that Mark Miller made to me about the
>importance of FTP readme files to the adoption of the WWW. A major
>hurdle to the adoption of a distributed hypertext system is
>getting an initial pool of things to link to. When developing
>Xanadu, Mark worried about how this initial pool of hypertext
>could be created. Mark pointed out that a crucial step in the
>success of the WWW was the use of existing FTP readme files as the
>initial document pool.
>
>Distributed capabilities also face this bootstrapping issue.
>Without interesting services to transact with, a distributed
>capability system is much less useful.
>
>Much of the world's interesting data resides in corporate
>relational databases. There is a movement to make this data
>accessible to outside participants. This movement is currently
>going by the name of "web services". If we can steer this movement
>towards the capability model, then we can simultaneously fill an
>existing need and pave the way for better things in the future.
>This is a rare opportunity. It is not often that a group is ready
>with a solution for both today and tomorrow when the opportunity
>presents itself.
>
>After beta testing, the big trick will be getting an audience in
>the marketplace. I would appreciate any help list members could
>provide with this.
>
>Tyler
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        --MarkM