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For MCMS there's a plug-in that allows Administrators and Channel Managers to create and delete Channels using the Web Author. The Create Channel dialog also provides an option to create a default page for the newly created channel.

For more on this issue and Microsoft Content Management Server, check Codeproject.com

Creating global Web applications with Microsoft ASP.NET is becoming more and more important. ASP.NET 1.1 supported creating localized Web sites by means of the ResourceManager class. ASP.NET 2.0 does it differently.

At MSDN/Technet Lucas Wensing talked about the Web Part Frameworks in the new Visual Studio 2005 version.

You can find some additional detailed information on a new released MSDN article here.

"Forrester Research Inc. recently put that question to more than 300 enterprise decision makers in North America and learned that while most call .NET their preferred development platform (56%), developers and managers are definitely not on the same page."

J2EE or .NET: Pick one and stick to it

"Laszlo Systems, a significant contributor to the "Web 2.0" movement, today announced that the entire Laszlo platform is now available as open source under the Common Public License (CPL). Laszlo's platform, a standards-based presentation layer technology and application framework, delivers zero-install, rich client applications in any standard Web browser today."

Laszlo Systems Unveils Open Source Stra...

No one has yet established a successful model of charging for on-demand services. Amazon aims to change all that, it seems, with the launch next year of Alexa Web Information Service (AWIS), which it announced in beta this week. AWIS will be offered at no charge during the beta phase. Prices for the service will be announced when AWIS is officially launched, says the Amazon.com press release.

Amazon to charge for services

Enterprises risk becoming dependent on service providers that provide no SLAs or support desks and interoperate poorly:

• Enterprise developers are linking to web services from Amazon, eBay, Google and others
• Such providers normally offer no service level guarantees or helpdesks
• Each of them manages connections in a different way
• Third-party service networks aim to add consistency and monitoring
• Businesses remain exposed to unforeseen service interruptions

Web services without warranties

"A recent survey of 473 enterprise buyers by the Yankee Group of Boston revealed that in the next 12 months, 75% plan on investing in the technology and staffing necessary to enable a service-oriented architecture."

Developers out there, get ready for this. We are.

Survey: SOA prominent on 2005 budgets