Microsoft details long-range Indigo plans at TechEd

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Long-range plans for Microsoft's Indigo Web services technology include enabling its use on handheld devices, a company official said at the Microsoft TechEd conference here on Monday afternoon.

This move would enable transacted Indigo services such as chats to run on devices, said Ari Bixhorn, lead product manager of the Microsoft platform strategy group.

Initially planned for inclusion in the Longhorn version of Windows, Indigo holds the promise of making it easier to develop and deploy secure transactional Web services. Indigo also will be available for Windows Server and Windows XP.