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- Process requests more efficiently with the Asynchronous Invocation Application Block
- The Asynchronous Invocation Application Block AIAB is a sophisticated tool designed to handle calling XML Web services asynchronously. Its primary use is to back up large middleware structures that implement Web services where the architect doesn't want to use the standard StartFunction and EndFunction methods available with the .NET Web...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Real estate, Databases, Web services, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Asynchronous Invocation Application Block, Windows Service, database
- Technical articles 2003-10-17
- Simplify software updating with the Updater Application Block
- The Update Application Block provides both out-of-the-box functionality and a set of interfaces that allow you to write custom tools. Learn how to use the UAB for many updating tasks.Because software updates and patches are released daily, keeping a system current is a daunting task. Microsoft has suggested solving this...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, .NET, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Updater Application Block, software
- Technical articles 2003-09-30
- Simplify data caching with the .NET Caching Application Block
- The Caching Application Block CAB is designed to work with the Aggregation Application Block and Asynchronous Invocation Application Block to improve the availability, scalability, and performance of .NET-based Web services. It's also useful for other tasks, such as providing access to rarely used data from costly storage devices, like the...
- Tags: .NET, Databases, Middleware, Microsoft development tools, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Microsoft .NET, Caching Application Block, storage
- Technical articles 2003-09-10
- The Aggregation Application Block can simplify data handling
- Microsoft suggests using the Aggregation Application Block when gathering information from disparate sources, such as files, Web Services, databases, and internal objects, to present them as a cohesive dataset. But implementing the block correctly to say nothing of wading through the dense documentation is another matter entirely.You can download the...
- Tags: Databases, Microsoft development tools, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Microsoft Corp., Aggregation Application Block, ServiceAgents, data source, dataset
- Technical articles 2003-08-27
- Structure the user experience with User Interface Process Application Block
- Designing a clean, intuitive user interface for your .NET applications is as much art as science, but with the User Interface Process Application Block UIPAB, Microsoft is providing some help. The UIPAB is one of a series of eight components available for download for free use in Microsoft .NET applications.To...
- Tags: .NET, Microsoft development tools, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, UIPAB
- Technical articles 2003-08-15
- Simplify .NET SQL queries with the Data Access Application Block
- Although Microsoft's .NET Application Block is well documented, the practical tips and tricks that make it more usable on a day-to-day basis are harder to find. This article gathers some code that will make the Data Access Application Block easier to use in everyday .NET/SQL Server projects.Getting startedYou can download...
- Tags: .NET, Microsoft development tools, Databases, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, ExecuteNonQuery, ExecuteScalar method, ExecuteDataset, Data Access Application Block, ExecuteReader, SqlDataReader, SQL-query, DataSet dataSet, data access, ExecuteScalar, connString
- Technical articles 2003-07-15
- Debug XML Web services in VS.NET
- XML Web services are touted by Microsoft as the next big thing. But until recently, developers were hampered in their efforts to effectively develop them, placing the future of the new protocol in some doubt. Fortunately, Visual Studio .NET has made the development and consumption of Web services almost trivial,...
- Tags: Web services, Microsoft development tools, .NET, Channel management, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Web service, Windows Forms, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Web, XML Web Service, Microsoft Windows, GetTestResult, TestResult, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft ASP.NET, XM
- Technical articles 2003-06-10
- Windows form debugging made easy with VS.NET
- Those of us coming from a Visual Basic background should be quite used to debugging using controlled execution (essentially, setting breakpoints and clicking the Play button). From this perspective, little has changed in the world of Visual Studio .NET. After this similarity is noted, however, we find that many things...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, .NET, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, window
- Technical articles 2003-05-08
- Debug Web forms easily with the help of VS.NET
- The magic of the .NET CLR allows for Web debugging to be practically the same as Windows forms debugging. No more JavaScript alert commands or Response.Write statements commented out for production. Now we have the power of breakpoints and the Immediate window in VS.NET, as well as new features found...
- Tags: Channel management, .NET, Microsoft development tools, Middleware, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, System.Web.TraceContext, Web, Web Forms, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net
- Technical articles 2003-04-23
- Book offers valuable info on GDI+ application design
- Graphics-intensive programming requires a firm understanding of the .NET framework and a solid grasp of how to work with images. You can gain both of these from this Apress book.Nick Symmonds delivers his second .NET offering this year with GDI+ Programming in C# and VB.NET. Following up on his successful...
- Tags: .NET, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, Middleware, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, programming, Nick Symmonds, C#, graphics, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net
- Technical articles 2002-12-16
- Game mapping provides an introduction to GDI+
- GDI+ offers an easy mechanism for graphics programming in .NET. Follow this quick example using a map for an Internet-based game to get a handle on the design and the GDI+ classes.I'm working on an Internet-based turn-style fantasy game called Unbound for GenreOnline.com. One of the most important parts of...
- Tags: .NET, Middleware, Microsoft development tools, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, game, GDI+
- Technical articles 2002-09-30
- ASP.NET Web Matrix: Keeping it simple
- Many IT pros are amazed that Microsoft has made parts of the .NET initiative available for free. The ASP.NET Web Matrix tool is designed to make it easy to code simple apps. Learn how to put this free tool to good use in your development efforts.Microsoft surprised the IT community...
- Tags: .NET, Middleware, Databinding, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, Microsoft ASP.NET, Web-Matrix, ASP.NET Web, ASP.NET Web Matrix
- Technical articles 2002-07-31
- How will .NET My Services affect application development?
- Microsoft .NET My Services formerly HailStorm is a collection of usercentric Web services that may dramatically change the way you deliver functionality to your customers. Learn about the first set of Web services that will be arriving soon.The name has changed, but the concept is the same. Microsoft’s push into...
- Tags: SOAP, .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Web services, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, application development, Microsoft .NET, Simple Object Access Protocol, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2001-10-16
- Create your own session-state management strategy
- You can run into problems trying to manage session state with Windows DNA. Find out how one developer handled the problem and see if the code he used will work for your next development project.The problem of session state is a significant one for Web projects on numerous platforms. Microsoft’s...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Databases, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, GetByKey
- Technical articles 2001-10-26
- ADSI user validation with COM+ reduces maintenance and ensures fresh data
- When you need to obtain user validation from an application, avoid maintaining a duplicate database. Use ADSI to go right for the Active Directory to be sure that you get valid user info. This example shows you how easy it really is.Active Directory is one of the core features of...
- Tags: Directory services, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, COM+, ADSI, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, database
- Technical articles 2001-09-17
- Generate quick reports with ASP
- Ever need to cook up a quick ad hoc report? Well here is the recipe for a slick approach to doing just that with ASP.How many simple reports have you created? You know the kind: a query or stored procedure with several fields, filtered by a value or date, just...
- Tags: Scripting languages, William Sempf MCP, CIBS, IWA, recordset, cmdGetcontacts, Microsoft ASP
- Technical articles 2001-05-15
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- MCP Questions
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- Q&A 2006-04-28
- Microsoft Case Study: William Carey University
- Based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, William Carey University experienced Hurricane Katrina firsthand. The university's in-house e-mail service went down, and staff had no way to reach students. Determined to replace the old e-mail system with a reliable, hosted, Web-based e-mail service, William Carey chose Microsoft Live@edu. Today, William Carey students are...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Online Communications
- Case studies 2008-04-08
- William Hill Uses SMS and Java to Improve Customer Care and Drive Revenues
- William Hill, one of the world's largest sports book and betting organizations, is always seeking to keep its information hungry customers up-to-date on the latest news and odds. William Hill has worked with Enpocket to provide mobile marketing solutions via SMS and Java, rapidly delivering two-way communications while building loyalty...
- Tags: Revenue, Mobile, Java, SMS, Mobile Marketing, William Hill, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Advertising & Promotion, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Networking
- Case studies
- Connecting with clients: Is it possible to provide personal support from afar?
- William Jones has moved a time zone away from the rest of his office and that has forced him to think about the effect distance has on customer service. Is proximity the difference between being a colleague and a being a commodity? by William Jones
- Tags: Customer Service, Client, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Help Desk, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, William Jones
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
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