SOAP Toolkit for Visual Studio 6.0

The SOAP Toolkit for Visual Studio 6.0 is now available from the Microsoft Developers Network Web site. The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) allows developers to easily create Web services for any site using the toolkit extension for Visual Studio. SOAP uses XML to link applications together with a common communications protocol. Developers can easily convert current applications without rewriting the entire program in XML, as well as utilize several other add-ons to the Visual Studio suite. Chris Atkinson, vice president for Windows DNA and Web Services at Microsoft told the press, "the SOAP Toolkit helps developers experience the easy integration promised by Web Services and expands the capabilities of the Windows DNA 2000 platform for next-generation Web solutions." Visit Microsoft for more information.