We've officially launched a new website dedicated to providing invaluable information around building Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM) solutions using the Microsoft platform.  As a part of this site, we've released our latest roadmap and product strategy around the next generation of ...

One of the things I've heard from people when I show them the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is that they would like some sort of ''Service Designer'' similar to the class designer inside of Visual Studio 2005, but that allows you to visually define your services.  Well, the next version of the Service Factory from patterns & ...

By way of Don Smith.  Details: http://blogs.msdn.com/donsmith/archive/2007/01/09/come-and-get-yer-service-factory.aspx The two features that jumped out at me are support for the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and ''WSDL-first support.''  The direct download is here. -Marc

Edward Jezierski just announced it here. ''The Web Client Software Factory is a guidance offering currently under development that will provide comprehensive architecture guidance to help customers build web solutions using the Microsoft platform (ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, Workflow Foundation, etc).'' This is the fourth Software Factory the ...