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• Architecting Regulatory-Compliant Architectures

  This paper serves as a guide for architects who want to design banking solutions that are compliant with the latest regulatory laws. It will provide interesting insight into how these regulatory concerns can be addressed by using the latest MS technology. Read More... Posted Feb 08 2007, 06:15 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, SQL Server 2005, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, BizTalk Server 2006, Windows Communication Foundation, Technical article, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft Office Excel, Business solutions, Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Communicator, Windows Presentation Foundation

• Business Improvement Through Better Software Architecture

  Business software is often challenged. When businesses must change quickly to keep up with customer needs & competition, software is often mentioned as the show stopper; it is often too complex or unrelated to the business to allow it to change as needed. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 08:04 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Business solutions

• Quality Data Through Enterprise Information Architecture

  Data quality is a well-known, expensive problem to fix. While it's been plaguing major U.S. corporations for quite some time, lately it's becoming increasingly painful. Higher prominence of various regulatory-compliance acts requires an adequate response. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 08:04 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, UML, Business solutions

• Architecting Composite Smart Clients Using CAB and SCSF

  Microsoft's offerings for building composite smart clients include Composite UI Application Block (CAB) and the Smart Client Software Factory (SCSF) from the Patterns & Practices Group. This article unveils the architectural details of CAB and SCSF. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 08:03 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio 2005, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, C#, XML, Technical article, Design, ASP.NET 2.0, Visual Studio Tools for Office, Business intelligence, Microsoft Office, Smart Client, .NET Remoting Framework

• Architecture Journal Profile: Scott Guthrie

  Scott Guthrie runs the development teams that build CLR, ASP.NET, WPF, "WPF/E," Windows Forms, IIS 7.0, Commerce Server, .NET Compact Framework, and the Visual Studio Web and Client Development Tools. Ron Jacobs sat down with him to talk about his career. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 08:02 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2005, .NET development, Architects, Architecture, C#, C++, ASP.NET 2.0, .NET Compact Framework, Internet Explorer, ASP.NET, JScript, COM, Windows Server 2003, Windows Forms, Interview, Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows Presentation Foundation, Common Language Runtime (CLR), ASP+

• Building Office Business Applications

  The 2007 Microsoft Office system provides a set of servers, clients, and tools to make it easier for enterprises and software vendors to build and deploy composite applications in the enterprise. These solutions, called OBAs, are quick to build and deploy Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 08:01 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Architects, Architecture, XML, Technical article, Web Services, Deployment, Microsoft Office 2007, SQL, Visual Studio Tools for Office, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Business solutions, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Svcs, BizTalk Server, Web Parts

• Context-Driven Access via Microsoft Office

  Aggregating document-centric content from heterogeneous systems is an ongoing challenge for system architects, as it is for the information workers who require that content. Open Text solved this problem using MS Office & the Information Bridge Framework. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 07:58 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, XML, Technical article, Web Services, Business intelligence, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Windows Server 2003, HTML, email, SQL Server 2000, Accessibility, Microsoft Office Outlook, Smart Tags, Microsoft Office 2003, Information Bridge Framework

• Composite Applications: The New Paradigm

  Composite applications offer a long-sought-after business nirvana whereby empowered technical business users can stitch together componentized business capabilities. Composability represents a paradigm shift in computing. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 07:57 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Web, Component development, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Component developers, BizTalk Server

• Journal 10

  A foreword & 7 articles on composite applications, including context-driven access, building OBAs, chat with architect Scott Guthrie, expediting a real-world banking application, data quality, and bridging the gap between business strategy & architecture. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2007, 07:55 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, XML, Technical article, Web Services, C++, UML, Visual Web Developer, .NET Compact Framework, Visual Studio Tools for Office, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, ASP.NET, Business solutions, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, ASP, JScript, Smart Client, BizTalk Server, Windows Server 2003, Web Parts, OLAP, SQL Server 2000, Information Bridge Framework, IIS (Internet Information Svc), Microsoft Office 2003 Professional

• An Overview of Service-Oriented Architecture in Retail

  Service orientation offers great benefits in moving from legacy retail systems to more flexible and agile systems. This article looks at the challenges faced by retailers, what is service orientation, and how it can benefit the retail enterprises. Read More... Posted Jan 25 2007, 09:19 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Web Services, Business intelligence, Business solutions, 2007 Microsoft Office suites

• Retail Industry OBAs

  Retailers are faced with the challenges of globalization, regulation, growing costs, and demanding customers. In addition, there are now multiple channels to reach customers. This all increases the need for flexibility & agility in business applications. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2007, 07:55 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, BizTalk Server 2006, Deployment, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Business solutions, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Book, Web Parts

• Financial Services OBA

  This paper will walk you through a loan-origination scenario. This scenario is tailored for the banking industry. It will provide guidance for making architecture decisions around real-world business and technology issues that plague the banking industry. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2007, 07:54 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, C#, XML, BizTalk Server 2006, Deployment, ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, Office solutions development, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SQL Server, Business solutions, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Book, Web Parts, Smart clients, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

• Sample Composite Applications in the Enterprise

  This white paper is the fourth in a set of composite applications. It'll provide more specific guidance for building enterprise applications and will focus on enterprises that manufacture goods and get them to retail outlets through distribution networks. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2007, 07:52 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, C#, XML, BizTalk Server 2006, Deployment, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, Enterprise development, Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Business intelligence, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Svcs, XSD, Book, Web Parts

• Deploying Composite Applications in the Enterprise

  This white paper will drill down into architectural patterns for deploying composite applications in the enterprise. These patterns will then be leveraged in subsequent chapters to provide guidance that is specific to particular industry verticals. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2007, 07:50 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, XML, BizTalk Server 2006, Deployment, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Business intelligence, SQL Server, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Book

• The 2007 Microsoft Office System and Other Platform Technologies for Building Composite Applications

  This chapter will delve into specific platform technologies for building and deploying composite applications. It will walk through the capabilities of various platform technologies that make up the MS platform and discuss the various containers provided. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2007, 07:48 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, SQL Server 2005, CPU, Visual Studio, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, XML, BizTalk Server 2006, Deployment, Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Active Directory, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Book, Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

• What Are Composite Applications?

  In many cases, the platform, tools, and architecture for composition introduce new technical complexity that is overwhelming in itself. This chapter introduces the notion of composite applications as an architectural pattern for solving this problem. Read More... Posted Jan 10 2007, 07:45 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Integration, Web Services, Deployment, Microsoft Office 2007, Book

• Pragmatic Architecture: Security

  No other topic has so influenced and embroiled our industry as has the subject of security. Not to say that this influence has always been positive. We hear the statistics, read the news, and even swap the war stories at conferences and team meetings. Read More... Posted Dec 29 2006, 08:22 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Security, SQL Server, ASP.NET, MSMQ (Msg Queueing Services), Cryptography

• Building Composite Applications Using the Microsoft Platform

  This book is about composite applications and how they can be developed as OBAs using the 2007 Microsoft Office System. It gives several examples from various industries to build OBAs using composition at the presentation, business-logic, and data layers. Read More... Posted Dec 29 2006, 04:07 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Deployment, Design, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, 2007 Microsoft Office suites, Book, BizTalk Server

• Service-Oriented Modeling for Connected Systems: Part 2

  Part 1 provided an approach to model connected, service-oriented systems that promotes close alignment between IT solutions and business needs. Now, learn how to implement services mapped to business capabilities. Read More... Posted Dec 29 2006, 04:02 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework 2.0, .NET development, Architects, Visual Basic, Architecture, C#, BizTalk Server 2006, Technical article, Web Services, Modeling, SQL, SQL Server, ASP.NET, XSD, MSMQ (Msg Queueing Services)

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia CommSee Solution: Part 1

  Design, development, and implementation of CommSee application, relationship banking solution custom-built by CBA using MS .NET technologies. It was developed as a Microsoft Windows Forms-based Smart Client that consumes standards-based .NET Web services. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 09:46 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Visual Basic, Architecture, Integration, XML, Windows Communication Foundation, Technical article, Web Services, Design, C++, ASP.NET, Web Services Enhancements 2.0, Host Integration Server 2004, Windows Server 2003, Windows Forms, BizTalk Server 2004, C, Visual Basic 6.0

• The Perspective-Based Architecture Method

  The Perspective-Base Architecture (PBA) method is the result of over two years of field-based development. Its ultimate goal is to promote high-quality decision making, which is accomplished through three stages that contain structured, focused questions. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:53 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Technical article, Business intelligence, Processes

• A GSI’s Perspective of Software Factories

  How does a GSI manage to become more agile and cost-effective, while its developers might be spread across many geographic regions? How does a company know what it knows? And, more importantly, how does it leverage this knowledge in a consistent way? Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:52 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Windows Vista, Windows SharePoint Services, Business intelligence, Visual Basic 6.0, Web Parts

• A Foundation for the Pillars of Software Factories

  Promote reusability by adopting production-line methodologies to ensure broader success of the systems delivered using these processes. Use architecture-driven development to make discovery of reusable components an intentional---not opportunistic---step. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:51 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, Architects, Architecture, Windows Communication Foundation, Technical article, Web Services, Business solutions, Processes

• Measuring Success with Software Factories

  Software factories & VSTS can be used together to improve quality, predictability, and productivity of software projects. The author assumes you know software-factory nomenclature and concepts like viewpoints, views, factory schema, and factory template. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:50 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, SQL Server 2005, CPU, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Business intelligence, Visual Studio 2005 Team System, Processes, Web Parts

• Domain-Specific Modeling

  This article will help turn large problems into small ones, identify a language that efficiently expresses the class of problems, and apply the pattern to connect expressions in the language into the final environment in which the problem is to be solved. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:49 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio 2005, Architects, Architecture, Integration, XML, Technical article, Web, Design, UML, Modeling, SQL, HTML

• Bare-Naked Languages or What Not to Model

  This article explains how domain-specific languages (DSLs) fit into the software factories methodology and how using the methodology can help DSL developers avoid some common pitfalls. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:48 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, Visual Studio, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Deployment, Business intelligence, Smart Client, Processes

• Journal 9

  A foreword and seven articles on software factories, including DSLs, domain-specific modeling, measuring success, a foundation for the pillars of software factories, a GSI's perspective of software factories, and the perspective-based architecture method. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:48 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, CPU, Visual Studio, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Modeling, Business solutions, Smart Client

• Adopting and Benefiting from Agile Processes in Offshore Software Development

  Offshore outsourcing of software development presents unique challenges. See why modern tools, the global communications infrastructure, and a good offshore partner are critical for agile processes. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:41 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Development, Windows, CPU, .NET development, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Windows SharePoint Services, Business intelligence, Internet Explorer, Visual Studio 2005 Team System, Microsoft Solutions Framework for Agile Software Development, email, Voice over IP, Microsoft Solutions Framework

• The Nordic Object/Relational Database Design

  An O/R hybrid model provides power, flexibility, performance, and data integrity. Discover how the Nordic Object/Relational Database Design emulates object-oriented features in today's relational database engines. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:41 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, Database design, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, Technical article, Web, TSQL, SQL, SQL Server, HTML

• Patterns for High-Integrity Data Consumption and Composition

  The Web is becoming less about visual pages and more about services, pure data, and content. Get acquainted with some patterns that lead to less brittle, more loosely coupled, and high-integrity data consumption and composition. Read More... Posted Dec 28 2006, 08:40 AM by MSDN Just Published Filed under: Developers (general), Windows, Web development, CPU, .NET Framework, Architects, Architecture, XML, Windows Communication Foundation, Technical article, Web, ADO.NET, XSD, HTTP