Abstract
Microsoft—one of the founding fathers of Web services—and IBM have collaborated extensively when it comes to the development of the pivotal Web services–related standards. Given Microsoft's current control of basic corporate IT infrastructure, especially at the desktop and the Web interface, it is inconceivable to see how Web services can truly flourish without depending on Microsoft technology. Moreover, Microsoft's development tools are widely used and highly popular within the application development community. Consequently, many Web services will be developed using Microsoft tools and deployed on Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003. Windows Server 2003 is faster than the prior versions when it comes to file server and Web server transactions. Web services are meant to be relatively quick and easy endeavors. This chapter lists the key issues that really need to be considered in the Microsoft versus non-Microsoft debate vis-à-vis Web services. It also discusses the motivations for developing Web services at individual and corporation levels.
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