The granularity of releases of the .NET Framework is outpaced by the evolution of the various standards around Web services. To combat this, Microsoft has released periodic updates to the .NET Framework that allow developers to build Web services that can continue to interoperate with new or updated standards. WSE 3.0 contains updates for WS-Security, WS-Addressing, and others. WSE 3.0 is not just a security extension of the .NET platform. It supersedes the previous releases by adding the following interoperability features:
If the goal is to build a Java-based Web service or client that uses any standards that have been introduced in the last few years (such as the ones mentioned here) and it needs to interoperate with .NET, it is highly recommended to implement the application using the Web Service Enhancements. |