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.NET StockTrader 2.0 Sample Application
This application is an end-to-end sample application for .NET Enterprise Application Server technologies that illustrates many of the .NET enterprise development technologies for building highly scalable, rich "enterprise-connected" applications.

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.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 available for download
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 available for download
The .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) delivers several enhancements to WCF including: better support for exposing REST-based services, easier to use tools for developing and debugging services, and significant performance improvements when hosting in IIS7 integrated mode.
Friday, Aug 8
Improving Web Services Security: Scenarios and Implementation Guidance for WCF
Improving Web Services Security: Scenarios and Implementation Guidance for WCF
This guide shows you how to make the most of WCF (Windows Communication Foundation). With end-to-end application scenarios, it shows you how to design and implement authentication and authorization in WCF.
Wednesday, Aug 6
PDC2008 Sessions Posted
PDC2008 Sessions Posted
Find out what will be the technologies you'll soon be using at this year's PDC conference (Oct 27-30 in Los Angeles)
Wednesday, Aug 6
geekSpeak: Join a Discussion Like No Other
geekSpeak: Join a Discussion Like No Other
Tune in throughout August and hear industry experts discuss trends, technologies, and real-world experiences of developers and designers—such as using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), programming for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and designing with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
Friday, Aug 1

WCF Talks at PDC 2008

SharePoint 2008: Advanced Asynchronous Workflow Messaging
Learn how to build an employee on-boarding application that depends on a server located inside another company. We show how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to build the document workflow and have it asynchronously message a business service hosted behind another company's firewall.

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endpoint.tv Screencast - Building resource collection services with the WCF REST Starter Kit
In this short video, CSD MVP Aaron Skonnard from PluralSight guides the viewer through creating a resource collection service using the project template provided in the WCF REST Starter Kit. He builds... more
Monday, Oct 27 by cliff.simpkins
endpoint.tv Screencast - Building resource singleton services with the WCF REST Starter Kit
In this short video, CSD MVP Aaron Skonnard from PluralSight guides the viewer through creating a singleton resource service using the project template provided in the WCF REST Starter Kit.  He walks... more
Monday, Oct 27 by cliff.simpkins

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WCF Blogs

Geneva supports OASIS WS-Trust, SAML
Last week at the PDC 2008, Microsoft released the public beta of “Geneva”.    “Geneva”... more
Friday, Nov 7 by DotNetInterop
REST in WCF: Varying response content type based on HTTP Request Headers
Damian Mehers made a comment on my blog post from April, but I felt it was worth a full reblog.... more
Tuesday, Nov 4 by DotNetInterop
It just got easier to build REST apps in .NET
The REST starter kit that we launched at PDC is now live! :: http://www.msdn.com/wcf/rest . T... more
Wednesday, Oct 29 by DotNetInterop
Announcing the WCF REST Starter Kit!
I am pleased to announce the release of the WCF REST Starter Kit today on CodePlex.  The folks... more
Monday, Oct 27 by KentBrown

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