Using a format similar to the Fox Sports scores section of media center, this application displays up to the minute match scores from tennis tournaments held around the world. The application consumes a web service which contains the tennis scores and is rendered in the Media Center Markup Language (MCML). A windows installer application was also developed so users can run a MSI file on the computer to get the application to install within Media Center easily.
A class library with business objects that encapsulates all the data and business behavior associated with tennis application. Written in C# with Visual Studio and used within the web service and tennis media center application.
The web service obtains tennis match scores from a 3rd party provider and serializes the data into a XML format for easy consumption by the media center application. The data includes matches from ATP and WTA tennis tournaments held around the world, the players and game / set scores. The web service was developed using the .NET Framework written in C#.
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