Matt Powell
Web Platform and Tools
WSE 2.0 Hands on Labs
Here at TechEd we have created two Hands On Labs for attendees to walk through in order to get a...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/24/2004
WSE 2.0 is Released!
It is finally here! WSE 2.0 is now available as a free download. Coolest Feature: The policy support...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/24/2004
TechEd and Web Services
I've made it down here to San Diego for TechEd and am currently sitting in a VERY comfortable couch...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/23/2004
Web Service Specification Timeline
The folks at 3 Leaf have an interesting timeline with the various Web service specifications laid...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/19/2004
Free MapPoint Web Service for MSDN Subscribers
If you are an MSDN Subscriber, there is currently an offer where you can get a MapPoint Web Service...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/14/2004
Rant continued again: Don't put XML in Strings
Shaun's post reminds me of two points to make about my aversion to HTML-encoding XML into strings...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/14/2004
Rant Continued: Avoiding the DOM?
More feedback from my earlier post... ChadBr came up with the best reason I have heard so far on...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/13/2004
Rant continued: Some reasons...that don't usually apply
My previous post on my distaste for encoding XML into strings and passing the encoded strings in the...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/12/2004
Three gallons
At lunch today I gave blood. The lady who setup my appointment said I should make sure and pick up...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/12/2004
Rant: Don't return XML in string variables!
I have probably seen a half a dozen article submissions to MSDN in the last year with authors who do...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/12/2004
Jeff Schlimmer shows us how it works
Jeff put together a really compellilng presentation of the message exchanges around the Devices...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/11/2004
thinktecture
Congratulations and the best of luck to the guys starting up thinktecture. This really is a very...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/11/2004
Devices Profile for Web Services Released
At WinHec today Microsoft announced the publication of the Devices Profile for Web Services. This...
Author: mattpo Date: 05/04/2004
Remembering Grad School
Kent's post today got me thinking about my days back in grad school in Tallahassee, Florida. I...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/21/2004
Upcoming WS-ReliableMessaging Interop Workshop Details Available
Jorgen had us post the details for the upcoming WS-ReliableMessaging Interop Workshop hosted by BEA...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/21/2004
Answers revealed: The Hallowed Halls of MSDN
As promised, here are the answers to the pop quiz from my last post: 1. According to Chris, what...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/18/2004
The Hallowed Halls of MSDN
Chris Sells gives a tour on Channel 9 of the hallowed halls of MSDN. Catch the show here. But in...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/15/2004
What's new in the next version of ASMX Web Services?
With the pending release of WSE 2.0 with all its support for all the latest and greates WS-*...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/15/2004
Results from the WS-Federation Passive Requester Profile Interop Workshop
Jorgen had us post the results from the WS Federation Passive Requester Profile Interop Workshop...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/14/2004
TechEd PreCon: Essential Web Services
TechEd is fast approaching and you should be sure to check out the preconference sessions that are...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/12/2004
Steven Van Roekel on WS-Security
Now that WS-Security has become an Oasis recommendation, it is a good time to sit back and talk...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/12/2004
WS-Security becomes Oasis Standard
The first of the WS-* specifications that Microsoft has been working on with our partners has made...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/07/2004
Global MVP Summit Dinner
Had Sushi last night with XML, Indigo and Web service folks from Microsoft along with the MVPs who...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/07/2004
Check out www.WebServiceResource.com
https://www.webserviceresource.com A fairly new site with links to all kinds of Web service...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/05/2004
WS-Eventing Interop Workshop details posted
The Interop scenarios along with all the logistical information for the upcoming WS-Eventing Interop...
Author: mattpo Date: 04/01/2004
What's new in the updated WS-Addressing specification?
With the recent update to the WS-Addressing specification, the question naturally comes up about...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/31/2004
Bill Gates on Web Services
...and other topics, in this eWeek interview. And just in case you are wondering, those Web service...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/31/2004
Web Service Experience Wanted
Microsoft is looking for folks with Web service experience. From the MPG listing: Lead Program...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/30/2004
MSDN XML Developer Center is live!
The new MSDN XML Developer Center is live! Congratulations to Dare, John and Mark on getting this...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/29/2004
Aaron Skonnard on Blogs and RSS
Frequent contributor to the MSDN Web Services Developer Center, Aaron Skonnard, has had his latest...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/29/2004
WS-Eventing Interop Workshop Scheduled
If you are not familiar with the Web service Workshops that Microsoft and others are putting on to...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/26/2004
Welcome to the New MSDN Web Services Developer Center Home Page
The MSDN Web Services Developer Center homepage has had an update that has proven successful on a...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/23/2004
WSE 2.0 Versioning
We talk a lot about Web service versioning (and Don Smith is working on what should be an excellent...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/18/2004
WS Spec Q and A
If you have even a mild interest in the Web Service specification work that has been going on...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/16/2004
Web Service Performance
I was having lunch with Keith Pijanowski (where's your blog Keith?) last Tuesday and the topic came...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/11/2004
MSDN Web Services Developer Center Blogroll Update
It took me longer to get this done than I expected (priority-wise it wasn't on the top of my list)...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/11/2004
WS-ReliableMessaging is updated
The WS-ReliableMessaging specification has been updated and published on MSDN. A few points: Here's...
Author: mattpo Date: 03/11/2004
WS-Eventing Workshop Results
It sounds like the WS-Eventing Workshop was a great success. Jorgen just had us post the overview on...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/26/2004
Alyssa's First Application
My 13 year old daughter, Alyssa, has shown a little more interest in the computer than her older...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/23/2004
The Indigo Road
Benjamin has a cool analysis of the natural migration of connected systems to Indigo.
Author: mattpo Date: 02/20/2004
When not to SOA
Zapthink wrote up an article on when SOA is not a good idea. This is their list of when SOA is not a...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/20/2004
WS-Discovery Published
Microsoft and others published the WS-Discovery specification this week. This provides an ad hoc...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/20/2004
Vault + Mono = Linux Support
I don't pretend to be on top of all the work done in the Mono world, but this strikes me as being...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/16/2004
Service Oriented Architecture Tools Demo
With all the talk of SOA and how it will make agile application development a reality, I've had a...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/10/2004
Where is SOAP 1.1?
Don indicates his trials in finding the SOAP 1.1 spec now that https://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/05/2004
Feel the XML Love
Aaron's teaching his students about the XML love. Welcome to our world. Imagine how many XML tags...
Author: mattpo Date: 02/05/2004
Workshops on New WS-* specs
Feedback Workshops are in the works for the WS-Eventing as well as the brand spanking new...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/28/2004
MSDN Data Access and Storage Developer Center Launched
The new Data Access and Storage Developer Center here at MSDN launched this morning. I mentioned...
Author: mattpo Date: 01/26/2004