All About Interop
Connecting .NET to just about anything else
WADL and WSDL and REST, oh my!
Hernan Garcia made an interesting comment on my post of yesterday: For REST, there is an alternative...
Author: cheeso Date: 02/06/2008
Interesting: Microsoft may become Platinum Sponsor of Apache Software Foundation
Am I the first to notice this? Yahoo is a platinum sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation. If...
Author: cheeso Date: 02/06/2008
Java Native Interface library for MSMQ - opensource on CodePlex
More CodePlex stuff. I have posted MsmqJava, an open source MSMQ Library for Java, on CodePlex. Find...
Author: cheeso Date: 02/06/2008
DotNetZip, open source ZIP library for .NET applications, revs to v1.3
I have updated DotNetZip, the open source Zip Library for .NET, to v1.3. [Update, 3 January 2009:...
Author: cheeso Date: 02/05/2008
Another SOAP and REST discussion, Same Result
Catching up with some reading, I was looking through the SDTimes issue from January 1st (yes, I...
Author: cheeso Date: 02/05/2008
Gates Center at Carnegie Mellon
I visited my alma mater, Carnegie Mellon last weekend. Met up with some fellow alums who came in...
Author: cheeso Date: 12/22/2007
Interop Examples (Java, .NET, XML, AXIS) are Temporarily Unavailable
The examples that are usually available at https://dinoch.dyndns.org:7070 and...
Author: cheeso Date: 12/20/2007
BizTalkBlogs.com
Hey! There's a new aggregator for blogs related to BizTalk Server. Check it out. BizTalkBlogs.com
Author: cheeso Date: 12/18/2007
.NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 have been released
On Monday this week, the .NET Framework v3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 were publicly released. The .NET...
Author: cheeso Date: 11/20/2007
VS2005 support for SQL 2008 CTP5
Visual Studio 2005 Support for SQL Server 2008 CTP is now publicly available. Download Center links:...
Author: cheeso Date: 11/20/2007
JMS Adapters for .NET & BizTalk
Love it! I previously posted about a beta of the JNBridge JMS Adapters. I just got a form email from...
Author: cheeso Date: 11/16/2007
SOAP? REST? Whichever you choose, WCF is the right framework
There's a new paper by David Chappell that is worth checking out. Entitled "Dealing with Diversity:...
Author: cheeso Date: 11/13/2007
DotNet Zip Library Graduates to CodePlex
I finally created a CodePlex project for the .NET Zip Library. Find it at...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/31/2007
Microsoft launches new SOA Website
The new Microsoft SOA & Business Process website is up! And I am really pleased to see it. Mea...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/30/2007
SQL Server driver for PHP
In case you missed it: The first CTP (Community Technology Preview) of the SQL Server 2005 Driver...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/22/2007
Microsoft General Manager blogs on Interop & Integration
Steve Guggenheimer blogs on interop. I love to see this! Steve runs the global application platform...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/16/2007
Converting DateTime values to arbitrary TimeZones
Dealing with dates and times across geographies is an ongoing challenge for many people. One of the...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/12/2007
Introduction to WCF - Article on TechTarget
Last week, TechTarget published an article I wrote providing a brief introduction to WCF. If you...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/11/2007
Date and Time Values and Java Interop: a concrete example using XStream
Last month I posted on Date and Time values and interop. One of the key points I made is that you...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/10/2007
Benchmarks and Interop: IBM responds to StockTrader
Just saw comments by Andrew Spyker of IBM on the StockTrader demonstration and benchmark that my...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/09/2007
WCF and Apache AXIS interop
I'm getting back to building and publishing working examples. My latest is a working example of a...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/09/2007
Keeping it real on SOA
Bobby Wolfe of IBM told no lies when he said that Clients often want to build only an ESB, because...
Author: cheeso Date: 10/02/2007
For Date or Time values and Interop: watch the transitions!
Someone asked, My client has an asp.net application in which there is a lot of date/time management....
Author: cheeso Date: 09/27/2007
XBOX + BizTalk Services + CardSpace + Lego Robot =?
AniB posts about a demo that Justin Smith did with Kim Cameron at Digital ID World conference...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/25/2007
Develop Ruby in Visual Studio (on VS Shell?)
Where's Ruby? There is a 3rd-party Ruby (and Rails) developer capability built on top of Visual...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/24/2007
WCF and interop with Javascript
Check out this short post from Livz.org on WCF interop with Javascript.
Author: cheeso Date: 09/21/2007
Want to connect to Windows Sharepoint services or Sharepoint Server programmatically?
The WSS network interface is documented here. What it means is you can browse, save, or insert files...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/20/2007
Guerrilla SOA = Real World SOA?
A couple weeks back, in a post entitled "The time may be ripe for ‘Guerrilla SOA’", Joe McKendrick...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/19/2007
on SOA, open standards, open source, and other nonsense
I read a blog post by Loraine Lawson that she titled "Biz Talk Server R2 Offers Peek at Microsoft's...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/19/2007
Zorro as SOA architect?
The latest from Zorro cracked me up. Where is he going with this?
Author: cheeso Date: 09/18/2007
BizTalk Adapter Pack - beta 2
Beta 2 release of the BizTalk Adapter Pack is out! The BizTalk Adapter Pack Beta brings us closer to...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/14/2007
SOA Story featuring WebSphere and WCF Interop, and wow! Look at those prices!
This is an older story, but you may have missed it. (I did!) Insurance provider Safeco initiated a...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/13/2007
ESB Guidance
In October of 2006, Microsoft introduced something we called "ESB Guidance" at the Microsoft SOA...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/12/2007
WCF and the Line-of-Business Adapter SDK
Microsoft intended WCF to be a generalized communication framework - the programming framework that...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/12/2007
Open XML a superb standard - says Mono dude
Slashdot reports that Miguel de Icaza, founder of GNOME and Mono, recently remarked in a Google...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/11/2007
WCF Webcast series by MLB
MSDN Webcast Series: Windows Communication Foundation Top to Bottom Michele has just completed a...
Author: cheeso Date: 09/07/2007
IBM WebSphere Registry/Repository and Interop with .NET, part 3
Back in May, IBM had posted an article describing how to connect to its WebSphere Service Registry...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/30/2007
Talking about SOA to the Business Owners
Not really interop, but here's a discussion of how to talk about SOA to business owners. The view...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/28/2007
From the Treasured Gems Dept: GotCodeSnippets.net
There are two kinds of developers who use Visual Studio 2005: The ones who know about and use...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/28/2007
Examining Perf of linked DB2 Servers in SQL 2005
SQL As a Federation Database One of the nice things you can do with SQL Server 2005 is utilize it as...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/24/2007
Web 2.0 versus WS-* ?
Zorro weighs in? https://zorroisb.spaces.live.com/
Author: cheeso Date: 08/23/2007
Sharepoint SDK includes BDC Tool
The August SharePoint SDK is now available and has some good stuff for interop. In particular, the...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/23/2007
StockTrader on Channel9
Greg Leake does a review of StockTrader on Channel9. Check it out.
Author: cheeso Date: 08/20/2007
Improving WCF interop with Websphere/RAD by controlling WSDL Generation
I wrote about Christian's foray into this area a while back. Now comes news that other people are...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/20/2007
Feature Pack for Websphere improves interop with .NET
Back in June, IBM Announced the Feature Pack for Web Services for WebSphere Application Server V6.1,...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/20/2007
WiiMoteLib - .NET library for Wii Remote
Just saw this, thought it was interesting in the realm of interop. The popular Nintendo Wii game...
Author: cheeso Date: 08/20/2007
Architect's Webcast series on SOA
The SOA Webcast Series for Architects is now live on microsoft.com.
Author: cheeso Date: 08/13/2007