Title: WS-BPEL 2.0
Category: documentation

## Overview

**WS-BPEL 2.0** - the first official version of the BPEL specification released by the [OASIS](http://www.oasis-open.org) [technical committee](http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=wsbpel).  

The specification has been finalized and can be found [here](http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsbpel/2.0/OS/wsbpel-v2.0-OS.html). To learn more about it check the webinars produced by the technical committee:

* http://www.oasis-open.org/events/webinars/

The presentation documents are also available:

* [Business value part 1](http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/23070/The%20Business%20Value%20of%20WS-BPEL%20for%20Business%20Analysts%20and%20Managers%20%28Frank%20Leymann%29%20-%20Part%201.pdf)
* [Business value part 2](http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/23069/The%20Business%20Value%20of%20WS-BPEL%20for%20Business%20Analysts%20and%20Managers%20-%20Part%202%20%28Chris%20Keller%29.pdf)
* [Technical overview part 1](http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/23068/WS-BPEL%20Technical%20Overview%20for%20Developers%20and%20Architects%20-%20Part%201%20%28Frank%20Ryan%29.pdf)
* [Technical overview part 2](http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/23067/WS-BPEL%20Technical%20Overview%20for%20Developers%20and%20Architects%20-%20Part%202%20%28Dieter%20Koenig%29.pdf)
* [Technical overview part 3](http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/23066/WS-BPEL%20Technical%20Overview%20for%20Developers%20and%20Architects%20-%20Part%203%20%28Charlton%20Barreto%29.pdf)

## ODE's support of the specification
ODE's support of the specification is outlined on the [WS-BPEL 2.0 Specification Compliance](ws-bpel-20-specification-compliance.html) page.

## ODE's BPEL extensions
ODE also supports [a few extensions](/extensions/) to WS-BPEL in the areas we thought necessary.