Microsoft's Web Services Development Kit" (WSDK) brings to the table infrastructure protocols with standards to solve Web services problems such as security and scalability. This book will be the first available on this new development tool. The author is a member of a select group that Microsoft has brought in to work directly with the development team for the WSDK. Global XML Web Services Architecture is the new set of standards for XML Web services established by several companies including Microsoft and Sun Microsystems WSDK makes working with these standards easier. The companion Web site includes sample code and updates, including coverage of new tools as they are released.