I'm pleased to announce a new hosted version of WSMQ (Web Service Message Queue). We've completely re-written the majority of the back-end queuing system. The most notable change to the architecture is the ability to store queues in SQL Server as well as in XML. We've also added optional encryption, so that the entire queue conversation can be secured.
We're planning to run a one-month beta program to help shake out any bugs, and get some community feedback on the application. Visit the WSMQ Registration Page to register for the beta program. With your beta account, you'll be able to securely create queues, queue and dequeue messages through the WSMQ Hosted Web Service. You can also manage your queues, using an easy-to-use Web application.
Thanks!
-Brendan
About WSMQ
Web Service Message Queue (WSMQ) is a simple message queuing alternative for enabling reliable, professional-grade applications. As compared with other popular message queues, WSMQ is easier to deploy, write code for, manage and scale.
Why WSMQ?
Like most things, WSMQ grew out of necessity. Coming from a Microsoft world, we were used to using Microsoft's message queuing product, MSMQ. From our perspective, MSMQ was overly complex. This complexity made it difficult to use, deploy, and manage. “Wouldn't it be nice if we had a simple, easy-to-use queuing application, that allowed queuing and receiving messages reliably, without all of the complexity the current queuing applications?” we thought.
We thought it would be nice to have a simple queuing application - one that was based on technologies we were familiar with and used to using every day. Technologies like Microsoft .NET, XML and XML Web Services, Web Service Enhancements, ASPX, SQL Server and IIS.
We created WSMQ to fit this need and solve our problem, and for us it works great. We “eat our own dog food,” and use it in our deployed business applications. We hope you can use it solve your's as well.