ADO.NET 2.0 shifts the managed provider access model from an interface-based model to a class-based model. Since SQLXML 3.0, developers have been able to expose Microsoft SQL Server output directly as a Web service. This webcast covers HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) endpoints and Web services inside the database. Now, with the tighter integration of SQL Server and XML, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 enhances the architectural possibilities of Web services. The webcast explores how to best expose SQL Server as a Web service, for both query and data manipulation.