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Web Services
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• http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/010430.htm
CMS400.NET’s Implementation of Web Services
CMS400.NET supports XML Web Services. This means that you
can create pages that offer your content to any Web-enabled
device, and you can create pages that consume existing Web
Services. CMS400.NET’s Web Services feature can return data
separated from presentation. In combination with XML support,
this feature lets consumers retrieve your XML data independent of
presentation information and act on it however they see fit.
Benefits of Using Web Services
Web Services make it easy to connect with partners. They can also
deliver more personal, integrated experiences to users via smart
devices, including PCs. WSs can save time and money by
reducing development time, and increase revenue by making your
own XML Web services available to others.
WS Components and CMS400.NET Architecture
Web Services require the installation of the .NET Framework on
the server.
Ektron’s Web Service, ContentWS.asmx, runs within the .NET
Framework. Through the Application API class in the
Ektron.cms.commonUI.dll, .NET managed code can communicate
with asp.net assembly code. ContentWS.asmx utilizes the
ektron.com.commonui.dll file to provide access to the Content
Business Objects (content blocks, menus, collections, list
summaries, etc.).
Software and Hardware Requirements
• .NET framework, version 1.1 SP2, must be installed on the
server (for more information, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/
netframework/).
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