- The document discusses the need for simpler messaging standards and protocols as an alternative to complex and proprietary solutions. - It introduces AMQP as an open protocol for messaging but notes it is still complex. It then presents RestMS as a simpler RESTful alternative to AMQP that works over plain HTTP. - Examples are given of using RestMS through HTTP requests and responses to create feeds and send messages. Open source projects including Zyre, OpenAMQ, and X5 are discussed which implement RestMS.