
Microsoft is expected to release <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1882693,00.asp">a new version of its Web Services Enhancements</A> technology that simplifies the development of secure Web services. Ari Bixhorn, lead product manager for Web services strategy in the developer and platform division at Microsoft, said new WSE 3.0 features fall into three categories: simplified development of secure Web services, integration with Visual Studio 2005 and preparing developers for building applications on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), code-named Indigo.