ASP .NET Web Service
A Web Service project allows you to develop an entirely new brand of software. From a high-level standpoint, a Web Service is basically a component that can be invoked across the Web. The service itself can be developed by you and would reside on a server somewhere on the Web waiting for consumers of it. Along with Web Services, there is a mechanism for the discovery of Web services enabling users to quickly find out the details and use the service.
For example, wouldn't it be nice if there were an easy way to add simple local weather forecasts to an application you are building for the Web? This could be provided as a Web Service and published so that developers would be able to utilize it. An XML message would be constructed ...
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