Web services from Microsoft

The Microsoft.com Web Service is an XML Web service that will enable you to integrate information and services from MSDN, Technet, other Microsoft.com sites, and Microsoft Support. As a way to test the new architecture, we present version 1.0 of the Microsoft.com Web Service, which allows you to integrate information about the Microsoft.com top downloads. Future releases will build on this architecture to provide access to a broader variety of Microsoft content and services

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