Is Microsoft’s .Net a better alternative to J2EE for creating Web services? Join the online discussion in the Computerworld forums. The cornerstones of Web services include the Universal Description, ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2002 — In the most significant product launch of the new Microsoft® .NET era, Microsoft Corp. Chief Software Architect Bill Gates today launched Visual Studio® .NET and the ...

Microsoft hopes to turn up the heat on its Java rivals with plans for new software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications. The software, code-named Indigo, is the ...

Whenever a new development platform is released, it takes time for the design patterns and best practices for building applications on that platform to catch up with the technology. This is no ...

The .NET Framework gives you three different ways to call a Web Service. However, depending on your scenario, the latest and greatest object isn’t necessarily your best choice. If you’re going to call ...

VB.NET allows you to use Web services as if they were entirely local objects since most of the marshaling between the client and the server is taking place in the background. This tip shows you how to ...

LOS ANGELES--Microsoft on Tuesday will disclose some long-awaited details of the business plan behind its .Net My Services Web software strategy. "We will announce pricing for (business partner) ...

.Net Services: Microsoft’s key to cloud security and Java interoperability Analysis Apr 20, 2009 15 mins On April 1 Microsoft released what it dubbed the “M5” (Milestone 5) CTP (Community Technology ...