1.5.6 is a maintenance release that contains fixes for the following issues:
This release also upgrades Axiom from 1.2.11 to 1.2.12.
If possible users should upgrade to Axis2 1.6.1. The Axis2 1.5.6 maintenance release is intended for use in situations where upgrading to 1.6.x is not possible immediately.
Apache Axis2 is a complete re-design and re-write of the widely used Apache Axis engine and is a more efficient, more scalable, more modular and more XML-oriented Web services framework. It is carefully designed to support the easy addition of plug-in "modules" that extend its functionality for features such as security and reliability.
Modules supporting WS-Security/Secure-Conversation (Apache Rampart), WS-Trust (Apache Rahas), WS-Reliable Messaging (Apache Sandesha) and WS-Eventing (Apache Savan) are available via the Apache Web Services project. Please see the individual subproject sites for further information.
We are striving for a simple and happy first time user experience as well as a satisfying experienced user experience with this release. We welcome any and all feedback at:
Thank you for your interest in Apache Axis2!
The Axis2 Development Team
http://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/