Help ensure that your Web services work seamlessly across multiple platforms and programming languages—as well as with other Web services—by learning to adhere to the guidelines created by the Web Services Interoperability (WS-I) Organization in its Basic Profile version 1.0. This book illuminates the underlying principles of the guidelines and delivers pragmatic advice on how to write Web services that conform to them, both when implementing and consuming Web services. Solution developers and architects will glean expert insights for using WS-I within Microsoft® development tools, understand common coding compliance challenges, and review best options based on technical—and non-technical—requirements. PATTERNS & PRACTICES guides are reviewed and approved by Microsoft engineering teams, consultants, partners, and customers—delivering accurate, real-world information that’s been technically validated and tested.