Web Service Architecture

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11/07/2011

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The Web Service Software Factory is now maintained by the community and can be found on the Service Factory site.

This content is outdated and is no longer being maintained. It is provided as a courtesy for individuals who are still using these technologies.
This page may contain URLs that were valid when originally published, but now link to sites or pages that no longer exist.

Retired: November 2011

This topic helps you understand the design and implementation of the Web Service Software Factory. It introduces concepts that are relevant to building services with the Service Factory, including background information about the Service Factory. It also includes subtopics about exception shielding and migrating ASMX Web services to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

This topic contains the following topics:

Web Service Application Architecture
Message Design in Service-Oriented Applications
Useful Patterns for Services
Versioning Web Services
Exception Handling in Service-Oriented Applications
Planning for and Migrating to WCF
Understanding Factory Topics

Web Service Architecture

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