For the usually slow moving building automation industry, the latest XML (extensible markup language)/Web services movement has been a bit of a blur, spawning a number of dot coms and dot orgs to share information with our industry. The purpose of this article is to provide you history, connection, and insight into these valuable resources.
As I grasped what he was talking about, my excitement also started to build. Craton warned me that all this stuff was pretty bleeding edge, and that many conventions needed to be established by the IT industry to make it really useful. Automated Logic's early entry into Web-based control with a full Java platform allowed them to provide a strong lead in how Web services might unfold. In January 2002, Craton helped me create a Web services forum on the AutomatedBuildings.com website.