Early Adopter HailStorm (.NET My Services)

Due for release in the second half of 2002, .NET My Services represents the first major release into Microsoft's .NET initiative since the .NET Framework beta was released in September 2000. Until recently known by the project name HailStorm, it is the first publicly available web services application platform to be released. This represents a true commitment by Microsoft to the ideals of developing the next generation of web service-based applications that are both language and operating system independent.

Early Adopter HailStorm looks at the first public release of .NET My Services Developer Edition, or HailStorm in a Box as it was called, dispelling the myths that have surrounded it since it was first announced, and how to develop against it. In particular, we look at creating HailStorm compatible SOAP messages, how XML standards-compliant this release is, and how information is added to, updated and deleted from the various services that it implements. Finally, a couple of case studies illustrate how HailStorm may be integrated into real world scenarios.

This book covers:

HailStorm as it will be in version 1.0
HailStorm as it is today
Using SOAP and XPath to talk to HailStorm
HailStorm Data-manipulation Language (HSDL)
Practical case studies

預計於2002年下半年發布的.NET My Services代表自2000年9月.NET Framework beta版發布以來，微軟在.NET計劃中的首個重大發布。直到最近，它被稱為HailStorm項目，是首個公開可用的Web服務應用平台。這代表了微軟對開發下一代基於Web服務的應用程序的承諾，這些應用程序既與語言無關，也與操作系統無關。

《早期採用者HailStorm》介紹了.NET My Services開發者版（也稱為HailStorm in a Box）的首次公開發布，消除了自首次宣布以來一直圍繞它的謠言，並介紹了如何對其進行開發。特別是，我們將介紹如何創建與HailStorm兼容的SOAP消息，這個版本的XML是否符合標準，以及如何向其實現的各種服務添加、更新和刪除信息。最後，我們將通過幾個案例研究來說明HailStorm如何融入現實世界的場景。

本書內容包括：
- HailStorm 1.0版本的介紹
- HailStorm的現狀
- 使用SOAP和XPath與HailStorm通信
- HailStorm數據操作語言（HSDL）
- 實際案例研究