When you hear that security is one of the missing pieces of Web services, you’re probably listening to a discussion about complex SOAs that demand newfangled security protocols yet to be submitted to ...

In a move mostly designed to open up its identity infrastructure, Microsoft said Tuesday that it would drop intellectual-property and patent claims to 35 Web services protocols it has developed making ...

All huffing and puffing aside, the value of Web services today can be boiled down to one major benefit: easier integration across platforms. Basically, Microsoft and IBM have succeeded in cajoling the ...

Web services form one of the few bright spots in an otherwise gloomy e-business landscape. Last week I visited Web Services Edge 2001, a small expo in Santa Clara, Calif., attended mostly by ...

Microsoft and its partners are using groups of Web services protocols to develop specifications that support remote management of servers and a plug-and-play method for connecting devices to a network ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

My son’s favorite book is Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day? It brings to life dozens of disciplines, from coal mining to bread making, with charming illustrations. After reading this book ...

Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Lexmark International Inc. and Ricoh Co. Ltd. on Tuesday detailed new Web services technology designed to make it easier for users to connect devices such as printers, ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...