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Windows Communication Foundation (formerly code-named "Indigo") is a set of .NET technologies for building and running connected systems. It is a new breed of communications infrastructure built around the Web services architecture.

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.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, August 08, 2008 3:19:43 PM
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, August 06, 2008 11:16:59 AM
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, August 06, 2008 11:16:15 AM
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, August 01, 2008 6:00:00 AM

WCF Videos WCF Videos

Endpoint Screencasts - Configuring Services with Endpoints
In this short video, CSD MVP Aaron Skonnard from PluralSight guides the viewer through how to configure your WCF Service with endpoints.

endpoint.tv: The Total Noob's Guide to WCF - Lesson 1: My First WCF Service
Are you a WCF noob? Don't be ashamed, everyone is a noob at some point. But don't stay that way, learn something so you can shed your noobness. In this episode Ron Jacobs walks you through the process of creating your first WCF service and teaches you the about the ABCs of WCF.

MSDN Webcast: Software Development Life Cycle: Applying Service Orientation to the Development Process (Level 200)
Recorded at Microsoft Tech∙Ed 2008 Developers in Orlando, FL. When you develop a service-oriented application, it would be naive of you to expect that the only things you will do differently will be limited to design and technology. The development process...

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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.

More: Basic WCF Programming | WCF Feature Details | Guidelines and Best Practices | Extending WCF

WCF Blogs

Web services interop with WCF - Relevant Forum Questions
I was just browsing the WCF forum on MSDN. Here's a summary of the interesting threads dealing with... more
DotNetInterop
Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:45:00 AM
Screencast - Self-Hosting WCF in Your Application
This week, for our fourth screencast in the series, CSD MVP Aaron Skonnard walks you through how to... more
Cliff Simpkins
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:32:57 AM
Screencast - Hosting WCF Services in ASP.NET/IIS
First of all, "Hi"!  As Cliff said, I've joined the Connected .NET Framework product management... more
KentBrown
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:41:00 AM
Weekly Update - New REST and 'Oslo' Screencasts
I had originally used the title 'This week in downloads'...well, because there were downloads. :) Bu... more
Cliff Simpkins
Monday, August 25, 2008 11:34:09 AM
The “Service Interface” Pattern
I am constantly surprised when speaking with people how few have heard of or use the “Service Interf... more
simonince
Monday, August 25, 2008 10:06:00 AM
How to Build REST apps on .NET using WCF
There's a new screencast series on building services using the WCF part of .NET.  The first... more
DotNetInterop
Friday, August 22, 2008 9:03:00 AM
REST in WCF - Part IX - Controlling the URI
(click here for an index of the complete series, as well as supporting screencasts) (click here for... more
rob.bagby
Friday, August 22, 2008 2:42:56 PM

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