AJAX Enabled WCF Services
See the following URLs: Difference Between SOAP & REST: http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2008/xml/web-services-part-1-soap-vs-rest AJAX Enabled WCF Service: http://www.dotnetcurry.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=235&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 REST in WCF - Part I (REST Overview) http://blogs.msdn.com/bags/archive/2008/05/28/rest-in-wcf-part-i-rest-overview.aspx REST in WCF - Part II (AJAX Friendly Services, Creating The Service) http://blogs.msdn.com/bags/archive/2008/05/29/rest-in-wcf-part-ii-ajax-friendly-services-creating-the-service.aspx REST in WCF - Part III (AJAX Friendly Services, Consuming The Service) http://blogs.msdn.com/bags/archive/2008/05/30/rest-in-wcf-part-iii-ajax-friendly-services-consuming-the-service.aspx Good Blogs on AJAX Enabled WCF Services: http://blogs.msdn.com/bags/archive/2008/11/10/rest-in-wcf-part-xi-tunneling-put-through-post.aspx