WS-ResourceTransfer
Last month Microsoft, IBM, HP and Intel released WS-ResourceTransfer. This specification takes advantage of the recently redesigned WS-Transfer in order to define a more fined-grained message protocol for fragment-level interactions with resources. The specification also includes elements present in other specifications like WS-ResourceLifetime, WS-ResourceProperties, and WS-Management to standardize how to use Web services for resource creation, access, manipulation, destruction and as well as managing its lifecycle.