What is WBI?
WBI is a programmable HTTP proxy that was designed to make it easy to develop and deploy intermediary applications on the web. The goal was to produce a programming platform that can be used to implement all manner of intermediaries, from simple server functions to complex image and page editing and distributed applications. The WBI Development Kit, a full Java implementation of WBI, is freely available from alphaWorks, and provides all the APIs and documentation to get you started writing your own intermediary-based applications. • Where can I get more information/documentation about WBI? The most up-to-date WBI information is available from the WBI home page. • Where did WBI come from? WBI was developed in the USER Group in the Computer Science Department at IBM Almaden Research Center. See our little story. • What is transcoding? Transforming information from one form to another is sometimes called transcoding. Intermediaries, such as WBI, make good platforms for developing and depl
