The Windows Open Services Architecture and the individual WOSA elements each have one or more specifications or other documents either available or under development, and in most cases, an associated Software Development Kit (SDK). The WOSA specifications or other documents that may be requested include the ones listed below.
· WOSA Corporate Backgrounder [Microsoft part number 098-53420]
· WOSA Extensions for Financial Services [this document]
· Windows SNA API Specifications:
[all are included in the SDK for SNA Server for Windows NT, or orderable as part number 211-074-027]
· Windows LUA (RUI and SLI)
· Windows APPC
· Windows CPI-C
· Windows HLLAPI
· Windows CSV
· Windows Sockets Specification
· Windows RPC (Remote Procedure Call) Specification [included in the Windows NT SDK]
· ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) Specification [available as a set of Microsoft Press books]
· MAPI (Messaging API) Specification
· License Service API Specification
· Windows Telephony API Specification
· WOSA Extensions for Real Time Market Data Specification
Most of these documents are available in the Microsoft developer services sections on the Microsoft's Internet Informations Server www.microsoft.com, and via Internet ftp download from Microsoft's ftp server ftp.microsoft.com. They are all included in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) products: the Development Platform (MSDN Level II subscription) and the Development Library (MSDN Level I subscription). The Development Platform is a set of CD-ROM disks, updated at least quarterly, that contains all Microsoft SDKs, DDKs and operating systems. This offering includes the MSDN Development Library, which is also available separately, and contains all the documentation for the development platform (but no code), as well as a wide variety of other technical reference material on developing software for the Windows operating systems, including sample code.