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Archives / 2006 / September
  • PLINQ

    Joe Duffy announced the future availability of PLINQ (Parallel LINQ). Conceptually makes all sense in the world to combine the data/xml processing capabilities of LINQ with parallel processing.

  • WS-ResourceTransfer

    Last month Microsoft, IBM, HP and Intel released WS-ResourceTransfer. This specification takes advantage of the recently redesigned WS-Transfer in order to define a more fined-grained message protocol for fragment-level interactions with resources. The specification also includes elements present in other specifications like WS-ResourceLifetime, WS-ResourceProperties, and WS-Management to standardize how to use Web services for resource creation, access, manipulation, destruction and as well as managing its lifecycle.

  • Invoking WSE 3.0 Secure Web Services from Windows Workflow Foundation

    I was recently asked if there was an easy way to invoke WSE 3.0 Web Services from a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) workflow.  One of the key features that make WF different from other Workflow engines is the combination of declarative language (XAML) and imperative language (C#-VB.NET).  Having the capability to extend the workflow using .NET code makes it possible to invoke WSE 3.0 Web Services in the same way as a classic .NET client application.  The key is to apply the client policy to the proxy class used by the InvokeWebService activity.