Thom Robbins

One of the key ideas behind the .NET strategy is the concept of software as a service, or in short, Web Services. This session will explain what a Web service is and provide an overview of its related technologies like XML, SOAP, and UDDI. We will demonstrate how the .NET Framework makes it easy to implement them for new and existing applications. This session will also provide concrete best practices for building XML Web services using Visual Studio.NET. We'll answer many common questions like: How will my Web service scale? How can my XML Web services enable interoperability with Web services from other vendors as well as within my own organization? We'll delve into building highly reliable and secure Web services. Also, we will discuss issues such as dealing with com... (more)

The Basics of Code Access Security

Remember the old days when we only installed applications that were purchased from the local computer store? Actually, this was the only way to get the application media. Also, because we had mass-produced disks or tapes this provided an additional sense of security. Of course, there were application bugs and unexpected features, but we never expected an application would intentionally de... (more)

Introducing Microsoft InfoPath 2003, Part 1

A few weeks ago I was meeting with the CIO of a local health care customer and his IT staff. They were explaining the various technology initiatives and projects that were occurring over the next year. What the CIO was the most proud of was that he had declared this a year of integration projects. He had followed the IT trends closely and was seeing that now was the time to ride the Web s... (more)

Introducing ASP 2.0 Master Pages

While meeting with the development staff of a local company we began discussing a project that the CIO had assigned them earlier that morning. The project was actually the first in a series of about 15 planned Web sites scheduled over the next year. Each site was designed to expose sales and marketing collateral to their international reseller community. Their lead developer explained th... (more)

Introducing the "Web Part Framework" For Microsoft .NET

Last week I had a lunch meeting with the architects of a local company. The meeting began with a review of their current Web-based customer portal. This application had been deployed almost two years ago and had quickly become an important part of their business. Unfortunately, as they explained, the application had been a victim of its own success. With an increased customer demand and ... (more)