Object Serialization in .NET

Serialization in .NET - System.Runtime.Serialization namespace provides Serialization in .NET...
Advantages of binary serialization - An object is stored in a file, a database or even in the memory....
How do you encapsulate the binary serialization? - public static void SerializeBinary( object o, string file_name)...
How do you implement a custom serialization? - CUSTOM SERIALIZATION implementation...
SoapFormatter and XmlSerializer - SOAP formatter will actually take the field values of an object and store all of that information in the stream passed...
How can I optimize the serialization process? - The first call to a Web Service takes long because XmlSerializer generate an assembly optimized for each type in memory....