WebORB for .NET is a high performing, multi-functional development and runtime environment that is designed to effortlessly connect Flex, Flash, AJAX and Silverlight clients with .NET objects, XML Web Services, native operating system resources and rich media streams (audio and video). Some of the key benefits of using WebORB include ease of development, improved development workflow, reduced code base to write and manage, reduced development cost and faster time to market.
Getting started with WebORB is easy - just download and install a FREE copy of WebORB running in Development Mode - all you will need is IIS 5.0 or above and .NET 2.0 or above. The installer creates a sample reference installation where you can see and try all the features. The best way to start is open the management console and explore the documentation and examples. Examples include source code.
Also be sure to visit the Developer Den for more helpful resources, which include the following articles and screencasts:
Getting Started with WebORB
Setting up a Flex Builder Project
Setting up a Flex Builder Project
Creating a Basic Flex Remoting Application
Learn more about Features Here
Developer Productivity Tools - management console, customizable code generators, customizable service browser, invocation test drive, Visual Studio project templates, FlexBuilder3/FlashBuilder4 plugins, command line tools, examples with source code
Multi-Client Support - Flash, Flex, AJAX and Silverlight
Remote Invocation - AMF0, AMF3, .NET object session scope
Customizable Security - graphical security configuration, which provides custom authentication, custom authorization, and role-based security
Real-time Messaging- data push, producer-consumer model, MSMQ integration, remote shared objects, message broadcast
Video Streaming - streaming flash video, video broadcast, server initiated video, video recording, video chat
Data Management - code generators, full CRUD operations, client synchronization, intuitive API, extensible programming model, sample test drive
Performance Monitoring - server-side performance instrumentation
Extensibility Features - custom object serialization, abstract argument mapping, object factories, invocation chain, custom object activation, special attributes, security handlers