Other Web Services Transaction Protocols

Though BTP is the predominant transaction protocol for Web services today, it is by no means the only proposed solution. Even now, there are other implementation options that we can use to build transactions into Web services and there are other specifications that are being proposed as supplicants or replacements for BTP. While the new specifications are interesting, let's first delve into the other practical, implemented alternatives we can use today.

Microsoft .Net

Microsoft's .Net platform provides a rich set of building blocks from which developers can build Web services through its ASP.Net technology. Using ASP.Net, developers can create Web services and hook those services directly into back-end ...

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