Distributed data applications with ASP.NET : [explores critical aspects of building ASP.NET applications that handle data and work across the Internet and other HTTP networks such as intranets ; demonstrates the performance capabilities of ASP.NET without

ASP.NET is a huge advance from previous incarnations of ASP, with one of its goals being pure HTML output that achieves maximum cross-browser compatibility. The server-side event architecture tends to engender this approach, but amid the first flush of excitement its often forgotten that theres still a place for rich clients and handling data in a multitude of places. Distributed data-driven applications arent new, but the range of possibilities and ease of development have both increased with the introduction of .NET. This book approaches data management and data applications from several different points of view: * Understanding the new .NET data management philosophy for both relational and XML data * Grasping the different techniques that it encompasses and how they relate to real-world requirements * Exploring the application architecture and design implications of the .NET data management classes * Designing distributed data-driven ASP.NET applications that benefit from the new data management techniques * Examining the rich-client philosophy and how .NET can be used to bring this about * Demonstrating how easy it is to take advantage of several different types of client devices, providing the best user experience possible for each one Many books describe the basic techniques for working with data in ASP.NET. However, this book goes not just a step further, but in fact takes you on a complete journey by exploring how to provide the user with the best possible client-side experience when working with data. It also focuses on the server-side design and development process, such as using the n-tier architecture in your applications, and implementing specific techniques, such as correctly managing updates to a data store by multiple concurrent users. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii The Distributed Application....Pages 1-52 Components and Data Access....Pages 53-108 Accessing XML Documents....Pages 109-141 The Application Plumbing....Pages 143-197 Working with Down-Level Clients....Pages 199-259 Working with Rich Clients....Pages 261-346 Remoting to .NET Clients....Pages 347-389 Updating Data in Down-Level Clients....Pages 391-473 Updating Remote Cached Data....Pages 475-526 Components for Updating Data....Pages 527-582 Rich Client Update Applications....Pages 583-645 Reconciling Update Errors....Pages 647-714 Updating Data from Remote .NET Applications....Pages 715-764 Back Matter....Pages 765-788 * The only Enterprise level book that concentrates on distributed techniques. * Fully updated for ASP .NET 1.1 and Visual Studio 2003. * Authors were both anointed as software legends by Microsoft (www.softwarelegends.com). * Demonstrates the range of possibilities and ease of development for distributed data-driven applications with .NET. * Shows how easy it is to take advantage of several different types of client devices, and how to provide the best user experience possible for each one. * Explores all aspects of building ASP.NET 1.1applications that handle data and work across the Internet or other HTTP networks such as local intranets.