Whether you are on a slow bandwidth connection or are lazy to downlaod the OBA RAP for PF vpc, now you can see how it works using the virtual lab: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7091160

I have been looking to hire a good architect to lead the OBA architecture work in my team, if you know anyone who might be interested in this role which is based in Redmond, please have them ping me, here is the JD: Are you interested in driving the...

At the Strategic Architecture Forum (SAF) recently, we launched a new book 'Office Business Applications - Building Composite Applications Using the Microsoft Platform'. We are working on getting the content on the architecture center, but in the meanwhile...

An updated version of the 2007 Office system developer map is live on MSDN. This is a cool all-up view of the client and server extensibility mechanisms. We’ve printed a bunch of these and will be giving them out at TechEd Developer in Barcelona and Dev...

Brief OBA discussion on C9 http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=245040#245040

Office Business Application Reference Architecture Pack for Supply Chain Ok, here it is, a complete example of an Office Business Application built using the 2007 Office System. You can download the reference bits, learn how to build and see what one...

I get this question very often, how does Office Business Applications (OBA) compare with Compaosite Apps (CA), following are my thoughts The purpose of CA is to integrae existing enterprise system assets and create a single place to go for users to...

So what are the capabilities of the 2007 Office System that allow you to design and develop these new breed of agile applications that extend the typical LOB systems, here are the top 6 1. Workflow - The integration of Windows Workflow Foundation into...

Another way to frame the Results Gap problem is to look at what is missing when it comes to user productivity. People use powerful but simple to use tools such as spreadhseets to analyze information and make decisions. Much of this limited to local and...

If you have invested millions of dollars in ERP and other LOB systems, but still do not see returns in terms of user productivity and ability to make timely decisions and take actions in your organizations, read on! I believe there is a huge gap between...