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Microsoft Codename Astoria - May 2007 Community Technology Preview for Windows

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Microsoft Codename Astoria enables applications to expose data as a web service. Clients consume these services across networks using standard HTTP requests for operations like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.

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  • Pros

    • Exposes application data as a web-accessible service
    • Utilizes standard HTTP verbs for data operations
    • Services are reachable over standard HTTP requests
    • Consumed by web clients on intranets and the internet
    • Integrates with the Microsoft Data Platform

  • Cons

    • Described as an experimental incubation project
    • It is the first public release
    • Lacks details on supported data formats
    • Security and authentication mechanisms are undefined
    • Client-side library details are not provided
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Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
Additional Requirements
Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista
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By Microsoft
Create and use Data Services for the Web.

The Microsoft Codename Astoria project is an incubation effort at Microsoft focused on exploring how various emerging World-Wide-Web technologies and concepts can be combined with the Microsoft Data Platform to provide a first-class infrastructure for building the next wave of Internet applications.

The goal of Microsoft Codename Astoria is to enable applications to expose data as a data service that can be consumed by Web clients within corporate networks and across the internet. The data service is reachable over regular HTTP requests, and standard HTTP verbs such as get, post, put and delete are used to perform operations against the service. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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