* Based on the new features of Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise Edition!
* Outlines a plan for building a multi-tiered enterprise application
with the .NET Framework. * Presents different approaches to access
enterprise databases with the level of performance and reliability
demanded by enterprise applications. * Shows how to access networked
resources through directory services including ActiveDirectory and LDAP.
* Shows how to integrate asynchronous messaging and business process
automation into a .NET enterprise application. * Demonstrates how to
leverage the e-mail capabilities provided by the .NET Framework and the
Collaboration Data Objects. * Reveals how to use the .NET Framework to
build Windows Forms, WebForms, and mobile user interfaces that tie into
the enterprise application. * Shows how to use reporting capability
built into Visual Studio .NET to build powerful reporting functionality.
* Teaches how to integrate a .NET enterprise application with an
existing legacy application.