Build Service-Oriented Apps With WCF -- Visual Studio Magazine

Build Service-Oriented Apps With WCF

Use Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to build secure distributed solutions that integrate across platforms and interoperate with existing investments.

By Richard Turner
05/01/2006

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), formerly code-named "Indigo", is the unified programming model for building service-oriented applications. It enables you to build secure, reliable, distributed solutions that integrate across platforms and interoperate with existing investments. Get an overview of building WCF-based applications and learn how WCF combines and extends the capabilities of existing distributed systems technologies, including Enterprise Services, System.Messaging, .NET Remoting, ASMX, and WSE.

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