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Enterprise Software

XML-RPC lets you set up Web services in minutes

The XML-RPC standard was developed in the late 1990s and survives unchanged today. While other specs remain in flux, you can rely on this simple, stable, and well-understood specification.

Developer

Forms authentication in .NET: Using a database

Storing forms authentication information in Web.config offers a quick solution for your ASP.NET application, but it has some serious limitations. See how to work around them by storing this information in a database.

Security

Master simple forms authentication in .NET

Using forms authentication, you can build a simple, secure Web application in almost no time. This walk-through will show you how to put this type of authentication to work in your apps.

Developer

Beyond the basics: Test your ASP.NET knowledge

If you've mastered the basics of ASP.NET and want to assess your skills beyond the standard user interface, try your hand at our ASP.NET quiz. Tackle these five questions and see where you stand.

Software

See how easy it is to send e-mail notifications from ASP.NET

.NET Framework's SMTP classes allow you to programmatically send e-mail at any time. Find out how to use this feature to send e-mail notifications when a 404 error occurs on your site.

Developer

Get more than you pay for with NetBeans 3.4

Find out how the latest version of NetBeans stacks up against the competition. According to this review, you don't have to pony-up big bucks for a top-notch Java IDE.

Developer

.NET demystifies encryption

.NET makes cryptography a little simpler by putting everything into one SDK. Find out how to encrypt and decrypt a text file with the System.Security.Cryptography namespace.

Enterprise Software

Take control of your Web service messages in .NET

Writing Web services in Visual Studio .NET may be easy, but how do you tweak the WSDL and SOAP that .NET builds for you? Think bracketed decoration attributes.

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XML-RPC lets you set up Web services in minutes

Forms authentication in .NET: Using a database

Master simple forms authentication in .NET

Beyond the basics: Test your ASP.NET knowledge

See how easy it is to send e-mail notifications from ASP.NET

Get more than you pay for with NetBeans 3.4

.NET demystifies encryption

Take control of your Web service messages in .NET

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