Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Development and the .NET Compact Framework

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.NET Framework Developer's Guide

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Development and the .NET Compact Framework

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is Microsoft’s unified programming model for building service-oriented applications. The topics in this section describe how to connect to existing WCF Web services from devices that are running the .NET Compact Framework.

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WCF is supported in the .NET Compact Framework version 3.5 and later versions.

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Messaging in the .NET Compact Framework: Describes support for the WCF messaging layer in the .NET Compact Framework.
How to: Use the HTTP Transport: Describes how to connect to an existing WCF service on the desktop from a device that is running the .NET Compact Framework.
How to: Use Transport Security: Describes how to implement mutual authentication when connecting to an existing WCF service on the desktop from a device that is running the .NET Compact Framework.
WCF Exchange Server Mail Transport: Describes the WCF Exchange Server mail transport, which is based on the use of e-mail as a transport for WCF applications that run on both the desktop .NET Framework and the .NET Compact Framework.
Walkthrough: Using the WCF Exchange Server Mail Transport: Provides an example of an application that is based on the WCF Exchange Server mail transport.
How to: Use Message Security with the WCF Exchange Server Mail Transport: Provides an example of how to use SOAP message security with the WCF Exchange Server mail transport.
How to: Serialize Messages in WCF Applications: Provides an object serializer that can be used to serialize messages in WCF applications.

Other Resources

.NET Compact Framework Samples

Application Development in the .NET Compact Framework