.NET 247 : In-depth: Consuming an XML Web Service
An XML Web Service consumer is an application that invokes the methods of an XML Web Service made available by a provider; the consumer feeds on the data derived from the XML Web Service provider. A consumer application may be another Web application, XML Web Service, Windows desktop application, or any other type of application with access to the XML Web Service using HTTP.
A Platform for Web Services
Presents an overview on the Web Services model for building applications. By Mary Kirtland, Microsoft.
ASPToday - Using Web Services to Accept a Binary L
Article by Robert Paxman. Demonstration how to store and retrieve BLOB data from an SQL server and how to create and use a Web Service to accept and convert an image file into a smaller "thumbnail" image.
COM+ Web Services: The Check Box Route to XML Web
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/comwscheckb.asp?frame
An Article by John Noss and Jonathan Hawkins in the MSDN.
Creating a Proxy Web Service Object
By replicating a Web service's functionality on a local server, you can circumvent the security and data marshalling problems inherent in this distributed application technology. Use a proxy object to act on behalf of the original Web service.
DeveloperLand.com [Webservices]
Articles explain building and using Web Services for .Net platform.
Encrypting SOAP Messages
An article by Rob Howard, published in the MSDN.
Introducing the WebService Behavior
Microsoft announces a new SOAP enabled DHTML Behavior for Internet Explorer 5.0 and later versions.
Large Data Strategies
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dn_voices_webservice/html/service11
An Article by Allen Wagner in the MSDN.
Matthew Reynolds' .NET 247
Articles on the foundation of Web services, including SOAP, WSDL. Related resources.
Microsoft .NET Framework Delivers the Platform for
Discusses the common language specification, metadata, manifests, assemblies, and security. By Jeffrey Richter, MSDN Magazine.
Microsoft .NET Framework Delivers the Platform for
Illustrates how the .NET Framework enables you to build and deploy Web services and applications in any programming language. By Jeffrey Richter, MSDN Magazine.
Q&A: The Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual S
In a conversation with PressPass, Anders Hejlsberg, a key architect of the Microsoft .NET Framework and C#, Microsoft's new object-oriented programming language for C and C++ developers, describes how these technologies combine with the tools in Visual Studio.NET to help developers create applications that interoperate over the Web.
Role Playing
When it comes to security in .NET's Web services world, it's going to be vital to know how each application plays its part. An article by Roberta Bragg.
Secure Web Services Using the SOAP Toolkit
Describes how to implement a secure Web Service using the SOAP Toolkit for Visual Studio 6.0, as well as how to implement a client application that can access the secure Web Service using the SOAP Toolkit. By Mary Kirtland, Microsoft.
SOAP in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual St
Discusses the SOAP offerings in .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and ATL Web Services. By Keith Ballinger, Jonathan Hawkins, and Pranish Kumar, Microsoft.
SOAP in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual St
Discusses the SOAP offerings in .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and ATL Web Services. By Keith Ballinger, Program Manager for ASP.NET Web Services and Jonathan Hawkins, Program Manager for .NET Remoting, and Pranish Kumar, Program Manager for ATL Server, Microsoft Corporation.
Stylusinc.net
Programmer's introduction to Microsoft .Net My Services.
The Programmable Web: Web Services Provides Buildi
Defines Web Services and the technologies that ensure services can be aggregated into applications. It then describes the Microsoft .NET Framework and its support for creating and consuming Web Services. By Mary Kirtland, MSDN Magazine.
Using the Web Services and COM+ Event System in th
A tutorial for Windows developers at "The Code Project".
Web Services Security
Provides a high-level overview of mechanisms that can be used to secure access to Web Services. By Microsoft.
What is a Web Services Platform?
Annrai O'Toole at Cape Clear gives his ideas on what are the different features that make up a Web Services platform.