Microsoft updates Web Service Enhancements

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Microsoft will release the latest version of its Web Service Enhancements tool to the general public Monday, just in time for the launch of Visual Studio 2005.

WSE 3.0 is an add-on to the Visual Studio 2005 platform and .NET Framework 2.0 that allows developers to create secure Web services using the latest industry protocols.

The tool has been in beta since August.

The last update to the tool, WSE 2.0, was in June 2004 as an accompaniment to Visual Studio .NET 2003 and .NET Framework 1.1.

One of the Redmond, Wash., software company's goals is to make it easier for developers to create applications. That mindset has translated over to WSE, as well.