MSDN Magazine September 2007

This article covers three core changes to networking support in Visual Studio 2008 and the upcoming release of the .NET Framework. Mariya Atanasova, Larry Cleeton, Mike Flasko, and Amit Paka

IIS 7.0: Extend Your WCF Services Beyond HTTP With WAS

Learn about a new IIS feature called the Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) that makes it possible to host Web services beyond HTTP. Dominick Baier, Christian Weyer, and Steve Maine

Unit Testing: Exploring The Continuum Of Test Doubles

Creating and using mock component servers simplifies unit testing. Use these examples to get started. Mark Seemann

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Editor's Note: Summer in New York As the thermometer rises, we cool down with a look at AJAX technologies. Joshua Trupin	Toolbox: ASP.NET Controls, FTP, and More ASP.NET controls, a comprehensive FTP library, rich imaging support, and a book about SQL Server 2005. Scott Mitchell	CLR Inside Out: COM Connection Points We create an Active Template Library (ATL) connection point server. Thottam R. Sriram
Basic Instincts: Lambda Expressions Sample the basic concepts of lambda expressions, explore their benefits, and witness how to use them to write more expressive programs. Timothy Ng	Cutting Edge: AJAX Application Architecture, Part 1 In the first of a two-part column, Dino explains AJAX from an architectural standpoint to help developers, architects, designers, and administrators better understand the issues that affect their sites. Dino Esposito	Team System: Work Items and Undo Support Add support for work items to the Team Foundation Server version control add-in. Brian A. Randell
Foundations: Workflow Communications Matt Milner introduces the Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) communication architecture and covers sending data out of a workflow and submitting data to running workflow instances. Matt Milner	Security Briefs: Exploring Claims-Based Identity Keith Brown introduces you to the new identity model in the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0. Keith Brown	.NET Matters: Tales from the CryptoRandom Stephen Toub and Shawn Farkas discuss creating an adapter that takes the functionality of RNGCryptoServiceProvider and adapts it to the interface of Random. Stephen Toub and Shawn Farkas
{ End Bracket }: Turning the Pages with WPF The British Library is digitizing some of its collection to reach a broad audience. Even better, the digitized versions are being turned into a rich interactive experience that brings the books to life. Tim Sneath