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.NET Web Services Solutions offers just what its title states: practical solutions to the real challenges you face as you use .NET to create applications that communicate with web services and—more to the point—to build and deploy web services of your own. By the time you’re done, you’ll understand how the web services platform works, because chapter by chapter you get the hands-on instruction, detailed examples, and inside advice you need to make your project succeed. For example, you’ll learn to connect to a database using ADO.NET operations, carry out the exchange of binary files, and extend the reach of your web service so that it touches e-mail, fax machines, mobile devices, and remote PCs. You’ll master techniques for making your web service available to other programs—but you’ll also discover ways to control its availability through authentication and encryption. Kris Jamsa’s expert coverage goes above and beyond by providing advanced optimization tips, including instructions for implementing asynchronous operations. He also shows you a neat trick for calling a web service from within an HTML page using JavaScript. Want an even neater trick? Check out the section on making money with your web service, where you’ll find a billing model that will work for you. The final chapter brings it all together, walking you through a cohesive, highly functional example of an employment web service. About the Author Kris Jamsa is the author of over 95 computer books, with cumulative sales numbering in the millions. He holds a B.S. in computer science from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an M.S. in computer science from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, a Ph.D. in computer science from Arizona State University, and an M.B.A. from San Diego State University. Today, Jamsa is the president of the Jamsa Media Group, a company that focuses on leading-edge technologies and the publication of related books.

.NET Web Services Solutions

Kris Jamsa

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To my good friend, Dr. Guy Hodgson,
For your endless support and words of encouragement and your willingness to share your knowledge and expertise.

Acknowledgments

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To start, I want to thank Dr. Rodnay Zaks for the opportunity to work with Sybex on this book. I have great respect for Dr. Zaks both for his ability to drive Sybex for over 25 years and for his technical and business acumen.

Next, I want to thank Denise Lincoln for her patience and support throughout this project. My special thanks also go to Tom Cirtin for his development efforts and to Acey Bunch for his technical-editing expertise. In addition, I appreciate the work of Donna Crossman and Linda Stephenson for managing and editing the book’s manuscript. The efforts of the Sybex team greatly improved this book’s content.