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First unveiled in 2003, yesterday Microsoft released additional details about their upcoming Indigo web technology.

The Indigo technology is another step towards software interoperability, Bill Gates' goal for upcoming Windows software. Initially slated for release with the Longhorn update, Microsoft is expected to unveil an Indigo beta in the coming months, with a full version expected in 2006.

According to Computer Business Review,

Indigo is designed to provide a unified programming model for the construction of secure, and reliable service oriented transactions, according to Microsoft.

As such, Indigo will provide built-in support for specifications such as WS-Federated Identity, along with other specifications tackling reliable messaging and security in the family of web services specifications jointly authored by Microsoft, IBM Corp and others.

The first half of this year will see workshops for WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Managment, WS-Device Profile and WS-Metadata Exchange. Microsoft will hold the workships with BEA Systems Inc, IBM, Oracle and Sun Microsystems, among others, in an attempt to ensure the interoperability of web services between products.

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