Hosting WCF Services in an ASP.NET Web Application
There are several ways that you can use Synergy/DE tools to expose WCF services, but regardless of which way you decide to create a service, the next decision you have to make is how to host it. By hosting a WCF service you expos the service and make it possible to use it from other [...]
In: Software Development · Tagged with: .NET, ASP.NET, Silverlight, SPC, Synergy/DE 9.5, Visual Studio, WCF, Web Development, Web Services, xfNetLink, xfServerPlus
Exposing WCF Services using xfNetLink .NET
Following a recent enhancement to the product in Synergy 9.5.1, developers can now use xfNetLink .NET to create and expose Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services. In this post I will describe how to do so. This is the second in a series of posts relating to the various ways in which Synergy developers can use [...]
In: Software Development · Tagged with: .NET, ASP.NET, Silverlight, SPC, Synergy/DE 9.5, Visual Studio, Web Development, Web Services, xfNetLink, xfServerPlus
Lights, Camera, Action!
Now, thinking that once the Synergex Success Partner Conference (http://spc.synergex.com) is over, and we are all sat basking in the glory of the survey results (thanks to everyone who filled them in – the cheques are in the post!), sipping alcohol-free Pina Colada’s, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Once the conference is over, [...]
In: Software Development · Tagged with: .NET Assembly API, OO Programming, Silverlight, SPC, Synergy.NET, Visual Studio
Another TechEd Sticky Note
The other night, I discovered the way to beat the heat while here in New Orleans. It’s a fruity little concoction known as the Hurricane, and while it doesn’t actually affect the climate around you, it sure makes feeling hot and sticky a lot more enjoyable. I’m also pretty sure how it got its namesake: [...]
In: Events · Tagged with: Microsoft, Silverlight, SPC, TechEd, Visual Studio
Preparing for Windows Phone 7
By Steve Ives, Senior Consultant, Synergex Professional Services Group Later this year, probably, Microsoft are releasing a new version of their phone operating system, and it’s going to be a BIG change for developers who have created applications for the earlier Windows Mobile operating systems. The new O/S is called “Windows Phone 7”, and although [...]
In: Industry News · Tagged with: Mobile Devices, Silverlight, Windows Phone
Silverlight – What’s it all About?
Day two at PDC09, and with between ten and twelve concurrent tracks it’s pretty tough to decide which sessions to attend. Luckily there are three of us attending the conference, so with a little planning we can at least attempt to maximize our coverage. But still … so many choices! I’ve been involved with Web [...]
In: Software Development · Tagged with: ASP.NET, MVC, PDC, Silverlight, Web Development, WebForms





