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SOAP Last modified: Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Short for Simple Object Access Protocol, a lightweight XML-based messaging protocol used to encode the information in Web service request and response messages before sending them over a network. SOAP messages are independent of any operating system or protocol and may be transported using a variety of Internet protocols, including SMTP, MIME, and HTTP. Also see Understanding "Web Services" in the "Did You Know...?" section of Webopedia.
15Seconds .NET Page  The latest news and information about Microsoft's .NET A Brief History of SOAP: An Insider's View  Don Box, a member of the XML Schema working group, traces the last three years of SOAP's development, describes its relationship with W3C XML Schemas, and assesses where XML protocols should go next. A Web Services Primer  A review of the emerging XML-based web services platform, examining the core components of SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. The .NET Mailing List  Join the list and discuss with developers solutions and problems regarding Microsoft's .NET. SOAP Soup Simple Object Access Protocol is one of the neatest XML based technologies to be introduced as of late, yet many people are still trying to get a handle on all of the new terms and acronyms that SOAP has uncovered. This article is written to help you dig through the SOAP soup we have in front of us and create a foundation for truly understanding what SOAP is all about. SOAP: The Simple Object Access Protocol In-depth explanation and analysis of SOAP with examples and screen shots. Written by Aaron Skonnard. Using WSDL in SOAP Applications An introduction to WSDL for SOAP programmers. A Comprehensive Analysis of .NET InternetWorld Magazine dissects all the elements of .NET.	Related Categories Distributed Computing Web 2.0 Web Services XML Related Terms .NET BXXP DCOM DOM ebXML FCL HTTP IIOP Web services WSDL XML