Actually, I said XML and Web Services were not a solution for all needs. There are plenty of needs where it does help and plenty where it does not. Regards, Alex Johnson Invensys Process Systems Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (voice) 713.722.2700 (switchboard) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Weiss, Andreas Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:02 PM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] AW: OPC in General (was: AIM OPC Server) > IPC option in .NET could end up being XML/SOAP. Besides,=20 > that's where=20 > Micro$oft wants you to go today (that "at their mercy" thing again). >=20 But where a the customers and the manufacturers?=20 They could create their own standard. Are their all manipulated by a MS virus? I like a lot of these MS tools like Visual Studio .NET but OPC-XML is like Alex already said not a solution for our needs. Regards, Andreas _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave