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Old October 21st, 2007, 08:03 AM
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Hi Thearon,

My company finally decided to go online and I was task to convert
our windows application online. I have been reading your book and one that caught my attention is the possibities of using web service.

We are expecting a number of concurrent users that will be using
the web service (say 700 users). Is web service the ideal feature
to be used? Our webserver is running on a IBM blade server with quad processors and database I will be using is MSSQLSERVER 2K.

Btw, application is a Bills Payment System

Hoping for your prompt reply.


Thanks,
Norwild


 
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Norwild,

You need to think of Web Services like an API; it provides a programtic interface for performing tasks but it does not provide a user inteface like Windows or Web applications.

If your intent is to rewrite your Windows application for the Web to target a larger audience then you'll want to create a Web application (ASP.NET).

If your intent is to merely to provide methods for other applications to use then Web Services are the way to go. Also keep this in mind, Web Services can be accessed from both Windows and Web applications.

Thearon
 
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Thanks for the reply.

Do I still need to do some configuration in the Web Server or to the Web service itself, so that it can with stand huge number concurrent requests?

Norwild :)

 
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Norwild,

As far as I know there should be no special configuration needed on the Web server itself. I'll assume that the server is running Windows 2003 and has IIS installed so it should be a simple matter of creating a virtual directory in IIS for your Web service or Web site.

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Our Web server is running under Windows 2003 R2. Hope this
will be enough.

Much thanks for your help and more power.

Norwild






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