Take XML Web services beyond today's common uses to the realm of production-grade, data-intensive enterprise application integration, and Web commerce projects. Use SOAP and WSDL standards and the .NET Framework to open your client applications and server components to XML Web services located anywhere on the Internet. Leverage Visual Basic.NET and ASP.NET to generate new Web services that deliver syndicated content, financial reports, and business partner interoperation. As you progress through Visual Basic .NET XML Web Services Developer's Guide, you'll discover the easiest and fastest methods for creating and deploying enterprise-level XML Web services with Visual Basic .NET.