WS adapter vs. SOAP adapter

Hello SDNers,
in PI 7.1, we have WS adapter available. What is the difference between WS adapter and SOAP adapter? Does it mean that WS adapter offer web service standard feature like RM, SAML, while SOAP adapter does not?
Would appreciate if somebody can brief the difference.
Thanks
Jayson

hi Stefan
Can you please tell in the link Business Process Cycle Analyze Phase [original link is broken] that you gave , where it is mentioned that SOAP adapter supports SAML, i need this ,because i am unable to configure using soap adapter only ws adapter supports saml. can you please clarify this.
thanks
sandeep
Edited by: Vipin Singh on Feb 18, 2011 6:39 PM
Edited by: Vipin Singh on Feb 18, 2011 6:39 PM

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