Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) has arrived, and with its advanced Web services technologies, is set to change the way .NET developers create and manage connected systems.
Onetime Microsoft rival Sun Microsystems Inc. wants to make sure Java can play in WCF's yard. Working with Microsoft engineers, Sun has developed Project Tango, a set of Web services interoperability standards -- WSIT for short -- which the company says will ensure a happy marriage between the Java platform and WCF.