Beginning .Net Web Services with VB.NET

Beginning .NET Web Services using Visual Basic .NET guides programmers with a working knowledge of VB.NET through the development of powerful and user-friendly Web Services. Web Services build on componentization via the Internet or an intranet, enabling a calling application to implement a service without requiring it to have prior knowledge of the service offered. The opportunities enabled by this technology have ensured that Web Services hold an important place in the .NET environment and have opened up the development possibilities available to programmers. This book will help you to develop your knowledge of Web Services using a teaching style that is designed to increase your confidence as you progress through the practical examples.

Joe has been developing cutting-edge real-world systems for over 12 years, specializing in high-end corporate, government, and entertainment solutions. For the last two years, his work has been spearheading high-profile projects focusing on SOAP and the Web Services revolution. Joe was a finalist in the first ever Microsoft/Fawcette Technical Publishing XML Web Services Contest and a guest speaker at VSLive 2002 in San Francisco.

Joe has worked with a number of high-tech companies, helping them to develop scalable cutting-edge solutions. He is always interested in working with companies to solve challenging problems.

Karli Watson is an in-house author for Wrox. He started out with the intention of becoming a world famous nanotechnologist, so perhaps one day you might recognize his name as he receives a Nobel Prize. For now, though, Karli's computing interests include all things mobile, and upcoming technologies such as C#. He can often be found preaching about these technologies at conferences.