The document provides an outline for a training course on developing XML web services using MS ASP.NET 2008. The 3-day course covers topics such as the need for XML web services, architectures, implementing simple services, underlying technologies like SOAP and WSDL, consuming services, deployment, and security. It also discusses web service concepts like roles, types, and differences between remoting and web services. Examples are provided for creating a web service project, attributes, supported data types, and serializing data.