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Cisco cleans up with SOAP alternative?

Cisco has announced an alternative to the Web-services protocol SOAP — and made it open source. Cisco says its Etch messaging protocol will be more efficient than the SOAP standard and the company will release the source code. Read more »

W3C issues key Web services standard

The Web's leading standards group puts its stamp of approval on SOAP, an important part of the move toward Web services software. Read more »

Web services: Beyond the hype

He still has a tough sell ahead but IBM's Bob Sutor has already collaborated with Microsoft and others to fashion the underlying plumbing necessary to turn his vision of Web services into reality. Read more »

PayPal launches developer Integration Center

PayPal focuses on integration with the launch of new resources for developers. Read more »

PHP 5 hits the streets

The PHP Group has announced this week the availability of PHP 5, the next version of the popular Web scripting language. Read more »

W3C recommends quicker XML transmission

The World Wide Web consortium issues three recommendations designed to make handling XML-formatted data more efficient. Read more »

Microsoft AU guarantees 99.9 percent uptime for MapPoint

Microsoft Australia has today announced the local launch of MapPoint Web Service 3.5 with the bold guarantee of uptime of 99.9 percent. Read more »

Apache expands Web services reach

The Apache Software Foundation is expected to launch this week an open-source integration server project, which is part of a bigger effort to create a full suite of Web services infrastructure software. Read more »

You call that a standard?

Q&A Robert Glushko, a UC Berkeley professor who was involved in early XML proceedings, decries how powerful interests have distorted the standards process. Read more »

Apple Web app opens doors to others

A new version of Apple Computer's Web application development software, released on Tuesday, aims to be more compatible with emerging Web services standards. Read more »

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Build next-generation applications

Reduce time to market and meet the requirements of Web-aware applications by adopting one or both of the new virtual machine standards. Read more »

SOAP now a viable Web Services competitor

SOAP 1.2 provides tighter, more robust set of specifications than Version 1.1. Learn what affect this version may have on Web services as the new standard. Read more »

Selling developers on .Net

He's hardly as well-known as Bill Gates but Eric Rudder will have more influence over the future of Microsoft's bet-the-company .Net software strategy than his more famous boss. Read more »

J2EE vs. .NET: Making that vital development decision

There are a few things to consider about Sun J2EE based on Microsoft's .NET Framework before making a software development decision. Learn how to make the right choice by examining the companies and the markets. Read more »

Enhancing your SOAP::Lite Web service

Find out more about using the SOAP::Lite toolkit to improve your Web services, including how to work with parameters and access SOAP headers. Read more »

Case Study: AppleBox takes rentals into Web 2.0

Simon Gilligan's attempt to breathe new life into the neighbourhood video rental store has become an unlikely showcase for Web 2.0 technologies. Read more »

It's time to start Web services planning

Will 2003 be the "Year of the Web services" and should savvy tech leaders start constructing their Web services road map today? Read more »

The Web services shell game

The process of adopting standards has become more about furthering the control of established software companies than about realising Web services promises. Read more »

How to design a service-oriented architecture using Web services

If you're a consultant preparing for the Web services revolution, this is the advice that will make you the architect and most trusted adviser on the project. Read more »

Web services: Messiah or mirage?

Software vendors keep telling us that Web services are the answer. But what is the question? ZDNet Australia explores the state of Web services today. Read more »

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.NET looks to REST

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- With news that REST will play a big part in the next version of the .NET Framework, it is timely to take a look at ADO.NET. Read more »

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