ZDNet

Microsoft readies new Express version of its IIS Web server

Microsoft is readying a first public beta of a new Web server, known as IIS Express. The IIS Express release "combines the use of the Microsoft ASP.Net Web Server with the full power of IIS," which is ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Run ASP.NET Web API Inside Your Application

ASP.NET Web API is a solid communications framework, and many applications can benefit from breaking free of IIS by including an embedded ASP.NET Web API server. In 2011, Microsoft released ASP.NET ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hooking ASP.NET Apps into SQL Server 2012

Use custom-built .NET Framework 4.0 classes to connect an ASP.NET Web application to a SQL Server 2012 database. In my recent article, I showed how to connect .NET 4.0 C# and Visual Basic applications ...
Ars Technica

.NET Web Server RC1 first impressions

I've (for the most part) completed my first installation and configuration of .NET Web Server.<BR><BR>During installation, there are <i>no options</i> as for components to install or not ...