The .NET Compact Framework provides the ability for applications to consume XML Web services.
The .NET Compact Framework provides the ability to consume simple data, such as strings, as well as complex data, such as user -defined data structures and DataSet s.
The .NET Compact Framework supports synchronous and asynchronous XML Web service calls.
Although the .NET Compact Framework does not support typed DataSet s, with a little work, XML Web service clients can consume them.