Borland® C#Builder™

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Feature Matrix

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Accelerating the enterprise .NET development lifecycle

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Requirements project management integration with Borland ! ! !
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CaliberRM to monitor requirements within the development
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Accelerating model-powered development

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Seamless integration of the Unified Modeling Language (UML ) !
modeling environment, development, and runtime phases with
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Enterprise Core Objects (ECO ) for .NET
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With Model View, visually create and edit your UML class
diagrams with the integrated UML model designer, powered by
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Borland Together technology
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Integrated XMI support provides import and export of UML !
models between ECO and popular third party modeling tools
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such as Borland Together, IBM Rational Rose, and any XMI-
compliant tool
C# code visualization powered by Borland Together technology ! ! !
provides a live UML Model View of your C# code

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Enterprise Core Objects (ECO) runtime platform
Instant model-powered .NET enterprise architecture, and !
automatic object-level capabilities
Object persistence mapping for automatic and code-free mapping !
of your domain class model to a relational database
Object transactions ensure integrity over larger operations !
Versioning, caching, and undo/redo capabilities !
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ECO Space Designer for configuration of UML packages, !
automatic database schema generation and, when the need
arises, evolution of that schema while preserving production data
Domain programming on “standard” Common Language Runtime !
CLR classes
Object-aware GUI through “standard” .NET data binding !

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UML technology: full support for class diagrams, tagged values, !

stereotypes, associations (aggregates, compositions), mulitplicity,
visibility, and mixed transient/persistent elements and classes
Runtime Object Contraint Language (OCL) querying and !
evaluation
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Maintain less code with a Model Driven Architecture (MDA ) !
True WYMIWYG (what you model is what you get) so that model !
surface changes are reflected in source code and database
Package Manager for easy reuse of design models and !
application blueprints, enhancing productivity

Integrated support for team collaboration

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C#Builder LiveTeam source control interface allows projects to ! !
be seamlessly checked in and checked out of popular change
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management systems including Borland StarTeam, Microsoft
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Visual SourceSafe, IBM Rational ClearCase, and Concurrent
Versions System (CVS)
Support for Source Code Control (SCC) API-compliant providers ! !
Borland StarTeam Personal Edition Client and Server automated ! !
software configuration management (SCM) system for supporting
the management of assets and application lifecycle tasks
Menu drop down dedicated to integration with SCC API-compliant ! !
providers including Borland StarTeam change management
system
Create new, add, delete, check-in, and check-out source archives ! !

Performance testing for fast and reliable applications

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Borland Optimizeit Profiler for the Microsoft .NET Framework !
– integrated memory, CPU, and CLR profiling
CPU and memory usage analysis for .NET managed code !
High-level performance overview to understand in real time if a !
performance issue is related to CPU, or memory, or both
Memory profiler provides real-time monitoring of object !
allocations to understand in real time how the profiled program
uses the CLR
CPU profiler measures pure CPU usage or time usage during a !
profiling session
Identify and remove performance hazards, speeding the !
resolution of performance issues and increasing developer
productivity
Automatic highlight of relevant lines of code with the Source !
Code Viewer

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High-performance enterprise database development for ADO.NET

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Complete developer editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000, ! !
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IBM DB2, and Borland InterBase DE
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Borland Data Provider (BDP) for ADO.NET with high- ! !
performance seamlessly “switchable” remote enterprise providers
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for InterBase, Oracle9i, IBM DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server
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BDPs for ADO.NET with high-performance seamlessly ! ! !
“switchable” local database providers for InterBase, and
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Microsoft MSDE 2000 (Microsoft Access beta included)
The BDP library exposes an open ADO.NET architecture for ! ! !
independent data vendors to extend run-time components,
and design-time components, for flexible configuration and
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management within the C#Builder development environment
Data Explorer for browsing, adding, deleting, and modifying data ! ! !
connections and viewing live SQL queries
BDPs are an integral part of C#Builder, supporting standard ! ! !
ADO.NET development via code, visual and non-visual
components, and drag-n-drop development from the
Data Explorer
BDP development for ASP.NET and WebForms ! ! !
ADO.NET providers from Microsoft for Microsoft OLE DB and ! ! ! !
ODBC

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Advanced Borland InterBase Support
Provides a complete developer version of the InterBase high- ! ! !
perfomance, cross-platform embeddable database for
deployment that is economical to maintain
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Windows Server 2003 certified and “.NET-ready” ! ! !
20-user development license to build and test local and remote ! ! !
multi-user SQL applications

Lowering integration costs in mixed IT environments with

Borland® Janeva™
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Borland Janeva provides seamless, high performance ! !
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interoperability between .NET and J2EE, and CORBA
Interoperability adheres to commercially available standards ! !
outlined for the Microsoft .NET Common Language Specification
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(CLS), the Sun J2EE specification, and the Object Management
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Group (OMG ) CORBA specification

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Developer license for creating .NET applications for C# that ! !

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interoperate directly and seamlessly over IIOP with existing and
J2EE and CORBA infrastructures (deployment license required)
Data conversions handled automatically where complex data ! !
types can be passed across client-server boundaries
Runtime components are embedded directly into the .NET clients ! !
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RMI-over-IIOP and IDL-to-C#* and Java-to-C# ! !
Access to fully IIOP-compliant J2EE and CORBA servers where ! !
enterprise Qualities-of-Service (QoS) features such as fault
tolerance, load balancing, transactions, and scalability can
be leveraged

Ease-of-use
IDL-to-C# and Java-to-C# compilers automatically generate .NET ! !
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stubs and assemblies from Java Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
source code (.JAR and .EAR) and CORBA IDL
Janeva requires neither expertise with J2EE or CORBA ! !
technologies nor additional hardware or software investments
No additional development needed for connectivity from the ! !
Microsoft .NET Framework to J2EE and CORBA platforms and
J2EE and CORBA technologies are made transparent to the
.NET Framework environment
Fully integrated proxy compilers automatically map J2EE EJB ! !
and CORBA data types to .NET data types

Powerful third party added value

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C#Builder Partner CD
C#Builder Partner CD includes 50+ valuable third-party ! ! !
components, tools, and resources

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Integrated ComponentOne Studio Enterprise for Borland C#Builder
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ComponentOne Studio Enterprise provides an additional 17 ! ! !
visual WinForms and WebForms components including: grid,
reporting, charting, data, user-interface, and e-commerce for
.NET and ASP.NET

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IDL is a trademark of Research Systems Inc.
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Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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Integrated Crystal Reports for Borland C#Builder
Provides a fully embedded reporting solution with intuitive ! ! !
wizards for rapid, codeless presentation-layer design
Customizable zero-client viewers for efficient deployment ! ! !
Automatic exporting to various formats including PDF, HTML, ! ! !
DHTML, and RTF

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Integrated WiseOwl Demeanor for Borland C#Builder
.NET Intermediate Language obfuscator for intellectual property ! ! !
protection for all managed code assemblies, regardless of
programming language
Obfuscate the names of your types, fields, methods, properties, ! ! !
and events
Decrease application size and speed program loading ! ! !

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InstallShield Express - Borland Limited Edition
Installation tool for creating setup programs ! ! !

ASP.NET Client-side Hosting with Cassini Web Server for the Microsoft .Net Framework

Integrated connectivity to the Cassini Web Server for hosting ! ! ! !

ASP.NET from your application
Customize Cassini to create a more robust Web Server based on ! ! ! !
your requirements with included Cassini sample source code

Documentation, examples, and online Help

Comprehensive online documentation for C#Builder Help and the ! ! ! !
Microsoft .NET SDK
Printed Quick Start documentation for getting started and product ! ! ! !
overview
Sams Publishing C# Performance Primer with over 500 pages of ! ! !
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material compiled from five Sams C# books
Get started quickly with direct access to example C# applications ! ! ! !
Integrated Softsteel C# tutorial with nineteen lessons on topics ! ! ! !
including variable types, pointers, arrays, methods,
polymorphism, constants, exceptions and using the C# Compiler

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Located on Partner CD for Professional, Enterprise, and Architect editions, and located on installation CD of
Personal edition

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High productivity, pure C# development

C# as a simple, type-safe, object-oriented language ! ! ! !
Full COM/Platform support for existing code integration ! ! ! !
Security provided through intrinsic code trust mechanisms ! ! ! !
Full support of extensible metadata concepts ! ! ! !
Full interoperability support through COM+ 1.0 and .NET ! ! ! !
Framework services with type library-based access
XML support for Web-based component interaction ! ! ! !
Versioning to provide ease of administration and deployment ! ! ! !
Program simply, safely, and productively with garbage collection, ! ! ! !
structured exception handling, and type safety
Constructs, such as properties that are also found in other RAD ! ! ! !
products
Support for unsafe mode, where you can use pointers to ! ! ! !
manipulate memory that is not under the control of the garbage
collector
One-stop programming with true component-oriented language ! ! ! !
where each program you create is also a component
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Commercial development license for professional software sales ! ! ! !

Borland IDE for Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Model View for editing of your ECO classes !
Model View for high level visualization of your C# code ! ! !
Project-wide browsing to better understand your code and to ! ! !
navigate CLR
OpenTools API to integrate your favorite tools for added ! ! !
extensibility
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Borland AppBrowser code editor with symbol hyperlinks and ! ! !
navigation history
State-of-the-art IDE with a fully integrated Code Editor and ! ! ! !
debugger, view history, easy-to-understand error messages, and
color syntax highlighting
To display and organize the contents of your current project ! ! ! !
group and any project it contains. With the powerful Project
Manager, you can perform several project management tasks,
such as adding, removing, and compiling files

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Personal edition also available as a free download or CD for non-commercial development only

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Tool Palette offers drag-and-drop, search, and customizable ! ! ! !

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features for fast access to components and Code Snippets
including color categorization
HTML Welcome Page includes fast access to the Internet and ! ! ! !
links to valuable training, application examples, resources, and
other Borland ALM solutions
Welcome Page lists recent projects, when they were modified, ! ! ! !
and what type, as well as the ability to open new projects
Reflection tool to browse the meta data of an assembly ! ! ! !
Optimize screen real estate with fully customizable IDE layout, ! ! ! !
and window docking and floating toolbars
Multiple custom Desktop Layout Profiles to control your ! ! ! !
development environment
Visual Form inheritance for code reuse ! ! ! !
Editor Key mapping to fine-tune the editor to the way you work ! ! ! !
Code Editor and Form Designer undo and redo ! ! ! !
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Object Inspector, with integrated Help system, lets you set ! ! ! !
design-time properties, create event handlers for components
and display properties of the current HTML tag in the Code Editor

Text Editor
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Borland ErrorInsight with hints and error underlining ! ! !
Code completion for DTD described markup language including ! ! !
HTML, WML, XHTML, and XSL
Brace/parenthesis matching and highlighting for quick referral of ! ! ! !
code sections
Continuous background compile with error highlighting ! ! ! !
Code Completion IDE ! ! ! !
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Syntax highlighting for C#, Borland Delphi, C/C++, Microsoft ! ! ! !
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Visual Basic .NET , HTML, ASPX, XML, SQL, JavaScript,
and IDL
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Borland CodeInsight support for HTML, ASPX and XML- ! ! ! !
DTD/XML-SCHEMA
Code Editor undo and redo ! ! ! !
Customizable editor options for particular file types ! ! ! !

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Code Snippets not available in Personal edition
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Only available in C#Builder Architect, Enterprise and Professional Editions

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Toggle visible symbols in editor that represent use of whitespace ! ! ! !

as tabs or spaces
Unicode support ! ! ! !
Macro Quick Record Buttons record any keystroke, entered in the ! ! ! !
code editor, for fast playback
Code outlining and folding to conveniently collapse and expand ! ! ! !
your source code

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Borland CodeInsight —to help speed coding and reduce syntax errors
ToolTip Symbol Insight ! ! !
Drag-and-drop Code Snippets create or use a predefined ! ! !
selection of commonly used code statements from the
Tool Palette
Code Templates with on-the-fly creation, modification, and ! ! ! !
exporting of templates for any file type
Code Completion provides on-the-fly member lists for any object ! ! ! !
as you type – variables, methods, properties, and events
Parameter Completion on-the-fly parameter hints for any method ! ! ! !
as you type

Debugger
Modules/runtime scope view provides a global runtime view of ! ! !
the namespaces and classes available to your program, including
a list of source files used to build your programs and assemblies
Attach to process debugging for easier tracing through complex ! ! !
applications
Load any .NET Intermediate Language IL program into the ! ! !
debugger
Debug views: Inspector, Thread, and Event log, Local variables ! ! !
view
Remote debugging ! ! !
ToolTip Expression Evaluation for easier debugging ! ! ! !
DLL Debugging saves time in creating and debugging DLLs ! ! ! !
Breakpoint Actions for full control of what happens when a ! ! ! !
breakpoint is encountered, including ignoring or handling
subsequent exceptions, and evaluating an expression and having
its result written to the event log
Address breakpoints and break on exceptions ! ! ! !
Step Control for stepping at the source level and x86 instruction ! ! ! !
level, and for following the actual execution flow using “Trace to
Next Source Line”

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Debug Views: Breakpoint, Source, Watch, Call Stack, and ! ! ! !

Disassembly
Evaluate/modify dialog shows evaluation of any valid language ! ! ! !
expression, no matter how complex, including function calls and
compound expressions

Rapidly development with the agile architecture of the Microsoft .NET

Framework
Encapsulate rich functionality such as data access, image ! ! ! !
generation, XML, regular expressions, performance monitoring
and logging, transactions, file upload , message queuing, and
more
Stop memory leaks with intuitive management of memory, ! ! ! !
threads, and processes
Incorporates latest XML Web Service standards to assist cross- ! ! ! !
platform integration
Damaged appliations can self-heal and running applications can ! ! ! !
be upgraded
.NET Remoting ! ! ! !
Security system bases what applications can or cannot do on ! ! ! !
who code author is, the intent of the code, where it was installed
from, and who is trying to run it
Standardized C# and the common language infrastructure (CLI) ! ! ! !
by the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA)
Unified programming model for building Windows-based ! ! ! !
applications as well as Web-based and smart client applications
for PCs, servers, and devices
Utilize current development skills because applications with ! ! ! !
different programming languages integrate with one another
Minimize writing code with a highly componentized design offered ! ! ! !
by the .NET Framework, enabling developers to focus on creating
business logic
No requirements to write either registry code or Interface ! ! ! !
Definition Language (IDL)
Make use of Windows Application Services with Windows ! ! ! !
Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server
Use metadata technology to install your applications by simply ! ! ! !
copying them into the directory
Use available controls that encapsulate frequent tasks such as ! ! ! !
connecting to databases and displaying a print preview
Side-by-side execution does away with "DLL hell" and other ! ! ! !
possible versioning conflicts

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Deploy smart client applications to client desktops the same way ! ! ! !

as Web applications, via remote Web servers, with No-Touch
Deployment
Underlying runtime manages time consuming, error prone, and ! ! ! !
tedious tasks for you

Improved Web development with ASP.NET

Developer Productivity
Improve your Web page development with ASP.NET server ! ! ! !
controls that enable an HTML-like style of declarative
programming and writing less code than traditional ASP
Particular tasks are made easier, such as displaying data, ! ! ! !
uploading files, and validating user input
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ASP.NET pages work in all browsers -- including Netscape, ! ! ! !
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Opera, AOL , and Microsoft Internet Explorer
As a convenient way to fine-tune your Web pages without leaving ! ! ! !
the designer, the Tag Editor provides easier access to editing
specific parts of an HTML or ASPX page
Object Inspector for HTML/ASPX code Editor and WebForm ! ! ! !
Designer
Unique Web forms designer supports simultaneous viewing and ! ! ! !
editing of Web forms and HTML
Tag Editor highlights the active element making it easy to identify ! ! ! !
what part of the page will be modified
Complete CodeInsight support including Tag Editor and Syntax ! ! ! !
Highlighting
Web Forms designer supports word processing-style HTML ! ! ! !
editing
Harness the full power of ASP.NET with C#Builder by visually ! ! ! !
designing ASP.NET Web Forms using common drag-drop-
double-click techniques
C#Builder provides integrated support for designing and ! ! ! !
debugging ASP.NET Web applications
Integrated support for the W3C HTML Tidy formatting tool which ! ! ! !
helps improve the readability and correctness of HTML
Design ASP applications without having Microsoft Internet ! ! ! !
Information Services (IIS) installed
Develop ASP.NET User Controls using the Visual Designer ! ! ! !

Scalability and Performance

Sophisticated compiled execution for faster development ! ! ! !

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Dynamic compilation for up-to-date applications ! ! ! !

Output Caching dramatically improves performance and ! ! ! !
scalability of your application by eliminating database queries for
each request
Session State for sharing session information and user-specific ! ! ! !
state values across all computers in your Web infrastructure
Automatic protection and recovery of your applications from ! ! ! !
serious errors such as deadlocks, crashes, and memory leaks
Install applications by simply copying them to the server ! ! ! !
No need to migrate existing applications in order to begin using ! ! ! !
ASP.NET because it runs on IIS side-by-side with classic ASP on
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Windows 2000 and Windows XP platforms
Migrate application by application, or single pages – ASP.NET ! ! ! !
even lets you continue to use your existing classic COM business
components
Update compiled components without restarting the Web server ! ! ! !

ASP.NET Client-side hosting with Cassini Web Server for the Microsoft .Net Framework

Integrated connectivity to the Cassini Web server for hosting ! ! ! !

ASP.NET from your application
Customize Cassini to create a more robust Web server based on ! ! ! !
your requirements with included Cassini sample source code

Business-to-business integration with XML and Web Services

XML Web Services allow applications to communicate and share ! ! ! !
data over the Internet, regardless of operating system or
programming language
ASP.NET makes it easier to call XML Web Services from your ! ! ! !
application – little to no knowledge of networking, XML, or SOAP
is required
Convert any class into an XML Web Service with a single line of ! ! ! !
code that can be called by any SOAP client
Agile application architecture both internally and externally, ! ! ! !
enabling your applications to integrate with suppliers’ and
customers’ applications
Deep run-time capabilities enable you to turn existing applications ! ! ! !
into Web Services more easily, without rewriting or even
recompiling
Rapidly build enterprise-class client and server-side World Wide ! ! ! !
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Web Consortium (W3C ) -compliant Web Services using SOAP,
XML, WSDL, and more

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Automatic generation of the following files when creating an ! ! ! !

ASP.NET Web Service: .asmx, code-behind with .cs extension,
.wsdl, .map, and compiled DLL files
ASP.NET WebService Client (WinForm and WebForm) ! ! ! !
UDDI browser to visually locate and import registered Web ! ! ! !
Services
Automatic UDDI client failover support ! ! ! !
Global XML Architecture (GXA) for Web Services, header support ! ! ! !
for Web Services routing, and Web Services Inspection
Language (WSIL)
Integrated support for the W3C HTML Tidy formatting tool that ! ! ! !
helps improve the readability and correctness of HTML
Support for Binary attachments ! ! ! !
WSDL wizards and components mean you can access Internet ! ! ! !
Web Services more easily and add functionality to your own
applications

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