.NET My Services (codenamed Hailstorm) is an abandoned collection of

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-based Web services by

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for storing and retrieving information. NET My Services was announced on March 19, 2001 as part of Microsoft's .NET initiative and was intended to rely on what was then known as a

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, a single sign-in web service now referred to as a

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. .NET My Services was a platform intended to facilitate the storage and retrieval of user-related information, such as

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information, and e-mail messages, by allowing it to be accessed from a centralized repository across various applications and device types, including traditional

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s, and mobile devices such as

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s, PDAs, and

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s; access to this stored information would be based solely on user discretion. The technology would rely on a subscription-based business model. Although the technology required a Microsoft Passport, it was based on

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web services, including

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, and

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, which enabled interoperability with compatible systems without requiring

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. After .NET My Services was announced on March 19, 2001, Microsoft intended for it to reach broad developer availability at that year's

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, with a subsequent end-user release scheduled for 2002. However, due to industry concerns related to

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behavior and end-user privacy, the company ultimately abandoned the initiative before it could fully materialize.

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.NET My Services home page
{{.NET .NET Discontinued Microsoft products Microsoft Microsoft initiatives Web services

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