Web Platform and Tools
WSE 2.0 Hands on Labs
Here at TechEd we have created two Hands On Labs for attendees to walk through in order to get a...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/24/2004
WSE 2.0 is Released!
It is finally here! WSE 2.0 is now available as a free download. Coolest Feature: The policy support...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/24/2004
TechEd and Web Services
I've made it down here to San Diego for TechEd and am currently sitting in a VERY comfortable couch...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/23/2004
Web Service Specification Timeline
The folks at 3 Leaf have an interesting timeline with the various Web service specifications laid...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/19/2004
Free MapPoint Web Service for MSDN Subscribers
If you are an MSDN Subscriber, there is currently an offer where you can get a MapPoint Web Service...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/14/2004
Rant continued again: Don't put XML in Strings
Shaun's post reminds me of two points to make about my aversion to HTML-encoding XML into strings...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/14/2004
Rant Continued: Avoiding the DOM?
More feedback from my earlier post... ChadBr came up with the best reason I have heard so far on...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/13/2004
Rant continued: Some reasons...that don't usually apply
My previous post on my distaste for encoding XML into strings and passing the encoded strings in the...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/12/2004
Three gallons
At lunch today I gave blood. The lady who setup my appointment said I should make sure and pick up...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/12/2004
Rant: Don't return XML in string variables!
I have probably seen a half a dozen article submissions to MSDN in the last year with authors who do...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/12/2004
Jeff Schlimmer shows us how it works
Jeff put together a really compellilng presentation of the message exchanges around the Devices...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/11/2004
thinktecture
Congratulations and the best of luck to the guys starting up thinktecture. This really is a very...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/11/2004
Devices Profile for Web Services Released
At WinHec today Microsoft announced the publication of the Devices Profile for Web Services. This...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/04/2004
Remembering Grad School
Kent's post today got me thinking about my days back in grad school in Tallahassee, Florida. I...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/21/2004
Upcoming WS-ReliableMessaging Interop Workshop Details Available
Jorgen had us post the details for the upcoming WS-ReliableMessaging Interop Workshop hosted by BEA...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/21/2004
Answers revealed: The Hallowed Halls of MSDN
As promised, here are the answers to the pop quiz from my last post: 1. According to Chris, what...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/18/2004
The Hallowed Halls of MSDN
Chris Sells gives a tour on Channel 9 of the hallowed halls of MSDN. Catch the show here. But in...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/15/2004
What's new in the next version of ASMX Web Services?
With the pending release of WSE 2.0 with all its support for all the latest and greates WS-*...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/15/2004
Results from the WS-Federation Passive Requester Profile Interop Workshop
Jorgen had us post the results from the WS Federation Passive Requester Profile Interop Workshop...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/14/2004
TechEd PreCon: Essential Web Services
TechEd is fast approaching and you should be sure to check out the preconference sessions that are...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/12/2004
Steven Van Roekel on WS-Security
Now that WS-Security has become an Oasis recommendation, it is a good time to sit back and talk...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/12/2004
WS-Security becomes Oasis Standard
The first of the WS-* specifications that Microsoft has been working on with our partners has made...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/07/2004
Global MVP Summit Dinner
Had Sushi last night with XML, Indigo and Web service folks from Microsoft along with the MVPs who...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/07/2004
Check out www.WebServiceResource.com
https://www.webserviceresource.com A fairly new site with links to all kinds of Web service...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/05/2004
WS-Eventing Interop Workshop details posted
The Interop scenarios along with all the logistical information for the upcoming WS-Eventing Interop...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/01/2004
What's new in the updated WS-Addressing specification?
With the recent update to the WS-Addressing specification, the question naturally comes up about...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/31/2004
Bill Gates on Web Services
...and other topics, in this eWeek interview. And just in case you are wondering, those Web service...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/31/2004
Web Service Experience Wanted
Microsoft is looking for folks with Web service experience. From the MPG listing: Lead Program...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/30/2004
MSDN XML Developer Center is live!
The new MSDN XML Developer Center is live! Congratulations to Dare, John and Mark on getting this...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/29/2004
Aaron Skonnard on Blogs and RSS
Frequent contributor to the MSDN Web Services Developer Center, Aaron Skonnard, has had his latest...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/29/2004
WS-Eventing Interop Workshop Scheduled
If you are not familiar with the Web service Workshops that Microsoft and others are putting on to...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/26/2004
Welcome to the New MSDN Web Services Developer Center Home Page
The MSDN Web Services Developer Center homepage has had an update that has proven successful on a...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/23/2004
WSE 2.0 Versioning
We talk a lot about Web service versioning (and Don Smith is working on what should be an excellent...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/18/2004
WS Spec Q and A
If you have even a mild interest in the Web Service specification work that has been going on...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/16/2004
Web Service Performance
I was having lunch with Keith Pijanowski (where's your blog Keith?) last Tuesday and the topic came...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/11/2004
MSDN Web Services Developer Center Blogroll Update
It took me longer to get this done than I expected (priority-wise it wasn't on the top of my list)...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/11/2004
WS-ReliableMessaging is updated
The WS-ReliableMessaging specification has been updated and published on MSDN. A few points: Here's...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/11/2004
WS-Eventing Workshop Results
It sounds like the WS-Eventing Workshop was a great success. Jorgen just had us post the overview on...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/26/2004
Alyssa's First Application
My 13 year old daughter, Alyssa, has shown a little more interest in the computer than her older...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/23/2004
The Indigo Road
Benjamin has a cool analysis of the natural migration of connected systems to Indigo.
Author: mattpo Date: 02/20/2004
When not to SOA
Zapthink wrote up an article on when SOA is not a good idea. This is their list of when SOA is not a...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/20/2004
WS-Discovery Published
Microsoft and others published the WS-Discovery specification this week. This provides an ad hoc...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/20/2004
Vault + Mono = Linux Support
I don't pretend to be on top of all the work done in the Mono world, but this strikes me as being...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/16/2004
Service Oriented Architecture Tools Demo
With all the talk of SOA and how it will make agile application development a reality, I've had a...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/10/2004
Where is SOAP 1.1?
Don indicates his trials in finding the SOAP 1.1 spec now that https://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/05/2004
Feel the XML Love
Aaron's teaching his students about the XML love. Welcome to our world. Imagine how many XML tags...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/05/2004
Workshops on New WS-* specs
Feedback Workshops are in the works for the WS-Eventing as well as the brand spanking new...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/28/2004
MSDN Data Access and Storage Developer Center Launched
The new Data Access and Storage Developer Center here at MSDN launched this morning. I mentioned...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/26/2004