A new standard for reporting financial information is the latest example of a cross-industry trend toward cooperative standards. Thanks to XML, the vision of a truly interoperable computing world is in reach.
Their businesses could scarcely be more different, but technology officers of both the U.S. Army and cosmetics giant Mary Kay Inc. salute the economies of time and cost they’ve found with Microsoft’s new Web-savvy suite of developer tools.
An XML filter, provided as free download “sample code,” plugs into Microsoft ISA Server, filtering Web services data at the application level to create better, more trusted Web services.
Microsoft’s first globally synchronized advertising campaign for enterprise software, its first public campaign for .NET, comes as customers increasingly turn to .NET for greater agility, connectiveness and competitive edge in response to change.
Microsoft’s new tool set enables developers to build sophisticated XML Web services in the programming language of their choice, and creates a thriving new third-party market for reusable, “off-the-shelf” components for the Microsoft .NET platform.
With the release of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET imminent, developers worldwide gain the ability to rapidly create powerful new applications and services for any device, using the knowledge and skills they already have.
Dan’l Lewin, Microsoft vice president for .NET business development, explains the challenges to Web services — “the future of computing” — and how the new coalition hopes to provide the necessary tools, best practices and roadmap.
From UNIX to NetWare and mainframes to Macintoshes, Microsoft works to provide enterprise companies with the tools they need to integrate Windows into established network infrastructures.
Microsoft adds two online support services for developers as they transition to Visual Studio .NET to build the next generation of Web-enabled applications.
