Windows Open Services Architecture

Windows Open Services Architecture (WOSA) is a set of proprietary Microsoft technologies intended to "...provide a single, open-ended interface to enterprise computing environments.".[1] WOSA was announced by Microsoft in 1992.[2] WOSA was pitched as a set of programming interfaces designed to provide application interoperability across the Windows environment.

The set of technologies that were part of he WOSA initiative include:[3]

  • LSAPI (Software Licensing API)
  • MAPI (Mail Application Programming Interface)
  • ODBC[4] (Open Database Connectivity)
  • OLE for Process Control
  • SAPI (Speech Application Programming Interface)
  • TAPI (Telephony Application Programming Interface)
  • Windows SNA (IBM SNA Networks)
  • WOSA/XFS (WOSA for Financial Services)
  • WOSA/XRT (WOSA for Real-time Market Data)
  1. ^ overview PDF
  2. ^ "Infoworld March 9, 1992". Computer Business Review. 1992-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  3. ^ "Definition of WOSA". PCMAG. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  4. ^ corob-msft. "ODBC Basics". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.