>>XML magazine has a pretty good article online about SOAP -- its history and future possibilities:
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>>http://www.xmlmag.com/upload/free/features/xml/2000/04fal00/kb0004/kb0004.asp
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>>Also, be sure to check out Rick Strahl's article with practical implementation tips for the SOAP toolkit at:
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>>http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/soap/
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>Is it just me or is Microsoft doing the right thing with their .NET strategy? It has interoperability and standards written all over it.

Don't worry. They will change it to somthing else before we get used to it :)