Public Sector Developer Weblog

(Web Cast) Learn how to quickly convert your .NET Applications to Service Oriented Solutions w/NET 3.0?

Public Sector DPE Team — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:45:00 GMT

Do you want to learn how to quickly convert your .NET Applications/Components to Service Oriented Solutions? If so, then that's perfect, because I want to show you how easy it will be with the .NET 3.0 Framework and Windows Communication Foundation. Register and attend my web cast and I promise very little PowerPoint (just for a bit of background) and then a whole lot of demonstration.

Note: This talk will be focused on how to "migrate" a .NET 1.x/2.0 Service/Web Service to a Services Oriented Solution with .NET 3.0, and not about how one would Architect a Services Oriented Solution. Please see our MSDN site for discussions, articles, web casts on Services Orient Architecture, including this article by the Patterns and Practices group found here.

Here's all of the details:

When: Next Tuesday, December 5th from 11:00AM-12:30 (EST) over the Web

How to Register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032318066&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Abstract

With all of the buzz going around about Service Oriented Architecture/Solutions and building “loosely coupled” systems. The big questions is: How does a developer build a Service Oriented/Loosely-Coupled solution with .NET? Isn’t Web Services enough? Do I have to use .NET Remoting? Do I have to learn how to build MSMQ (Message Queue) solutions with .NET? If these are the questions, then .NET 3.0 and Windows Communication Foundation IS the answer! Read on for more details, but you have to see it in with your eyes to believe how EASY it is!

The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) code named “Indigo” is the latest technology for building Service Oriented solutions on Microsoft Technology. WCF is the technology that merges Web Services (including, WS-*), .NET Remoting, COM+, Enterprise Services, and Message-based programming (MSMQ) into one unified programming syntax based on the Microsoft .NET (2.0) framework. In other words, if you learn WCF, you can build solutions that can take advantage of everything from Soap-based Web Services, to binary over the wire communication, to “Guaranteed Delivery” Message-based solutions, (or all of the above in one solution) without having to learn the particulars of all of those technologies!

Today’s talk is oriented towards the developer/architect who wants to know how one would actually build a new application or migrate an existing application with WCF, while adhering to the tenets of Services Oriented development.

Who should attend?

- Developers who would like to see the future of Service Oriented development on the Microsoft Platform and/or would like to see how to migrate existing applications to .NET 3.0.

NOTE: This session is geared towards developers and a lot of code will be shown, with minimal “Slide-ware” sprinkled in for background information. For more background information, please see: www.microsoft.com/windowsvista (the base site for all WinFX programming).

~ Robert Shelton

Technorati Tags: Microsoft, .NET,WinFX, BizTalk, SOA, ESB, Enterprise Service Bus

Virtual Earth Map Control SDK .chm file download

Public Sector DPE Team — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:21:51 GMT

I'm working on building my demos for my upcoming Virtual Earth webcast. There are two SDKs for Virtual Earth. The first is the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK. I like what the team has done with this SDK. It is a nice way to get started fast, but when you really want to dig into the APIs, you will probably end up using the more comprehensive Virtual Earth Map Control SDK.

While going through the SDKs, I found myself wanting a version that isn't browser based. I prefer to have a local sdk file over the browser based option. To me, it's just easier to navigate/use. The good news is that the Virtual Earth Map Control SDK is available for download as local Compiled HTML Help file (.chm). You can download the .chm file here.

-Marc

PUBLIC SECTOR WEBCAST: Adding Mapping Capabilities to your Applications with Virtual Earth

Public Sector DPE Team — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:15:32 GMT

If you are interested in adding mapping capabilities to your app, please join me for this webcast next week. At the end of the webcast, I plan on giving you a sneak peek at an ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit based server control I am working on that allows you to add Virtual Earth to your ASP.NET applications WITHOUT writing any JavaScript. I'm working on the control in my spare time (which means I am barely working on it). Therefore, the control is definitely a work in progress.

When

Dec. 7th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST)

Where

Register at this link:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032318074&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Note: Audio will be via the Internet. Your machine will need a speaker.

Abstract

The Virtual Earth Platform is an integrated set of services that combines unique bird’s eye, aerial, and satellite imagery with best-of-breed mapping, location and search functionality. It enables business to deliver innovative solutions and breakthrough customer experiences. With the Virtual Earth platform, companies can create an immersive experience that enables consumers to easily discover, search, and visualize business location data and locally relevant information. Take your websites and applications to the next level by integrating the Virtual Earth Platform to deliver the highly visual and locally relevant information consumers care about most. This will be a developer focused session on programming with the Virtual Earth Map Control.

Who Should Attend

Architects and Developers.

-Marc

Microsoft .NET Public Sector Developer Conference - December 8, 2006

Public Sector DPE Team — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 03:28:00 GMT

Event Date:
December 8, 2006

Registration:
08:30 - 9:00

Event Time:
09:00 – 16:00

Event Location:
Microsoft Austin Office
Stonebridge Plaza, Bldg One 9606 N. Mopac Expressway, Ste 200 Austin, TX 78759

Register here

About the Conference

We invite you to join us for a day of Developer-oriented technical sessions, featuring Visual Studio 2005 Team System, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft.NET 3.0 (formerly WinFX). You will discover the ability to take control of application lifecycle management using Visual Studio Team System, build next generation enterprise applications, create and integrate workflows into everyday applications using Windows Workflow Foundation. The session on Windows Communication Foundation will help jumpstart your Services Oriented Architecture (SOA).

These sessions will target Developers and Architects, be very much demonstration oriented, and will be delivered by seasoned developers with experience in Public Sector. Seize this opportunity to immerse yourself amidst these exciting new technologies.

Who Should Attend

Developers, Architects and technical managers who wish to understand how to integrate the latest Microsoft technologies.

The Agenda

08:30-09:00	Registration

09:00-10:30	Implement the Process: Real-World SDLC Using Visual Studio Team System

10:30-12:00	Overview of building Workflow into .NET Applications with .NET 3.0 & Windows Workflow Foundation

12:00-13:00	Lunch

13:00-14:30	Overview of building Service Oriented Applications with .NET 3.0 & Windows Communication Foundation

14:30-16:00	Overview of the Portal Features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

-Nandita

Webcast Schedule for December 2006

Public Sector DPE Team — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:33:00 GMT

Register for our upcoming webcasts today!

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK
December 5, 2006	11:00 -12:30 EST	Webcast	Migrating .NET Applications to Services Oriented Solutions with WCF
December 6, 2006	11:00 -12:30 EST	Webcast	Introduction to Windows Cardspace
December 7, 2006	14:00 -15:30 EST	Webcast	Adding Mapping Capabilities to your Applications with Virtual Earth
December 7, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Developer Desktop Inventory Management
December 13, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	An Overview of Visual Studio for Software Testers
December 13, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Visual Studio 2005 and MSDN Overview
December 15, 2006	14:00 -15:30 EST	Webcast	Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation
December 20, 2006	14:00 -14:30 EST	Webcast	Visual Studio 2005 and MSDN – a procurement perspective

-Nandita

Announcing SDLC-in-a-Box version 2.0!

Public Sector DPE Team — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:21:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce the release of SDLC-in-a-Box version 2.0! With more than 75 partners in over 10 countries already signed up, we are excited about partners being more prepared than ever to deliver Visual Studio Team System deep-dive and implementation training for customers. We encourage you to visit the site, become familiar with the program, and engage your Microsoft account team and Training or Consulting Partner to begin the Application Lifecycle Management assessment within your own organization. If you are a partner, sign up now, download SDLC-in-a-Box, and start training now!

One of the most demanded features for this release was the inclusion of complimentary Visual Studio Partner products for functional areas such as Requirements Management, that when combined into a single demo, illustrate the richness of the Microsoft Application Lifecycle Management tools platform. SDLC-in-a-Box version 2.0 includes product integrations from Sparx Systems, Personify, TeamLook and DevBiz, not to mention the inclusion of RASK, a Microsoft Requirements Authoring Starter Kit project. This comprehensive demonstration environment makes this program one of the most compelling examples of a customer’s real-world ALM implementation.

PUBLIC SECTOR WEBCAST: Creating Controls with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit

Public Sector DPE Team — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:47:28 GMT

When

Nov. 22nd 12:00P-1:30P EST (9:00A-10:30A PST)

Where

Register at this link:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032313236&Culture=en-US

Note: Audio will be via the Internet. Your machine will need a speaker.

Abstract

The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit is a set of controls and extenders designed to help ASP.NET developers easily integrate rich client UI features into their Web applications. Learn how to integrate Toolkit components into your application as well as see how easy it is to create ASP.NET AJAX extenders using the Toolkit.

Who Should Attend

Architects and Developers.

-Marc

SQL Server 2005 Label Security Toolkit

Public Sector DPE Team — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:38:00 GMT

As referenced at the 2006 PASS conference this week, the Label Security Toolkit for SQL Server 2005 can be downloaded here [update: the file is attached to this post too]. This toolkit demonstrates how to combine the capabilities of SQL Server 2005 to implement a label-based row and/or cell level security framework in an application database.

The toolkit includes a utility which allows you to logically define the security labeling scheme to be used in your app's database. Based on this, at the click of a button the tool generates an implementation of the supporting framework. All you need to do is create a simple view over the table(s) you wish to protect. Support for insert/update/delete is added by writing instead-of triggers to capture these operations. The toolkit documentation includes extensive design guidance and examples of implementing different scenarios. Several working code samples are included as well.

The toolkit is a free download, and is not supported by Microsoft.

-Darryl (on behalf of Art)

Deck and code from today's WCF webcast

Public Sector DPE Team — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:56:11 GMT

Thanks to everyone who attended! You can download the deck here and the code here.

-Marc

SQL Server Compact Edition RC1 Released

Public Sector DPE Team — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:04:14 GMT

This is what was formerly known as SQL Server Everywhere. If you need a lightweight database for your Smart Client applications, then you should definitely check out SQLCE. One of the great things about SQLCE is that you can deploy it as a private assembly. This means no admin privs to deploy a local database using ClickOnce!

http://blogs.msdn.com/stevelasker/archive/2006/11/07/sql-server-compact-edition-rc1-released.aspx

-Marc

Webcast schedule for November 2006

Public Sector DPE Team — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:25:00 GMT

Register for our upcoming webcasts!

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK
November 1, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Overview of Visual Studio Team System
November 2, 2006	11:00 -12:00 EST	Webcast	Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation
November 7, 2006	11:00 -12:00 EST	Webcast	Securing Enterprise Service Communications with .NET 3.0 (WCF)
November 9, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Understanding the Cost Model for Developers
November 9, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Visual Studio 2005 and MSDN Overview
November 10, 2006	12:00 -13:00 EST	Webcast	Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation
November 16, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Project Management with Team Foundation Server
November 17, 2006	11:00 -12:00 EST	Webcast	Introduction to Windows Cardspace
November 21, 2006	11:00 -12:00 EST	Webcast	Introduction to MS Office SharePoint Server 2007 Portal Capability
November 22, 2006	12:00 -13:00 EST	Webcast	Creating Controls with ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
November 22, 2006	14:00 -14:30 EST	Webcast	Visual Studio 2005 and MSDN Overview—a Procurement perspective
November 28, 2006	11:00 -12:00 EST	Webcast	Introduction to ASP.NET AJAX
November 29, 2006	14:00 -15:00 EST	Webcast	Source Control Strategies

.Net Framework 3.0 Released

Public Sector DPE Team — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:15:38 GMT

We've been blogging about Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation ever since this blog started, a little over a year ago.

I'm happy to report that, these three technologies, which, along with Windows Cardspace, form the core of the .Net Framework 3.0, have officially been released.

To download them for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, click here.

-David

Technorati tags: Microsoft, .Net, WPF, WCF, WF

PUBLIC SECTOR WEBCAST: Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation

Public Sector DPE Team — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:12:17 GMT

When

Nov. 10th 12:00P-1:30P EST (9:00A-10:30A PST)

Where

Register at this link:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032313220&Culture=en-US

Note: Audio will be via the Internet. Your machine will need a speaker.

Abstract

Windows Communication Foundation (formerly code-named "Indigo") is a set of .NET technologies for building and running connected systems. Advanced Web services support in Windows Communication Foundation provides secure, reliable, and transacted messaging along with interoperability across the full range of WS-* standards. The service-oriented programming model of Windows Communication Foundation is built on the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 and simplifies development of connected systems. Windows Communication Foundation unifies a broad array of distributed systems capabilities in a composable and extensible architecture, spanning transports, security systems, messaging patterns, encodings, network topologies, and hosting models. Windows Communication Foundation will be available for Windows Vista as well as for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This session discusses the architecture of WCF and demonstrates the key aspects of the WCF programming model.

Who Should Attend

Architects and Developers.

-Marc

WEBCAST FOLLOW UP: Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation

Public Sector DPE Team — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:18:43 GMT

Thanks to everyone who attended. I apologize for the technical difficulties with Live Meeting. I hope you were still able to leave with a decent understanding of the Windows Workflow Foundation. The slide deck and demo code is available here. In order to open the demos, you will need Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components, and the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation. You can download the latter two at http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/downloads/products/getthebeta/.

-Marc

Microsoft .NET Public Sector Developer Conference

Public Sector DPE Team — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:52:16 GMT

Event Date:
November 16, 2006

Registration:
08:30 – 9:00

Event Time:
09:00 – 16:00

Event Location:
Ft. Lauderdale Marriott North
6650 N. Andrews Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-771-0440

REGISTER TODAY!

About the Conference

We invite you to join us for a day of Developer-oriented technical sessions, featuring Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server and Microsoft.NET 3.0 (formerly WinFX). You will discover the ability to take control of application lifecycle management using Visual Studio Team System, build next generation web applications using ASP.NET 2.0's new AJAX Framework, and create and integrate workflows into everyday applications using Windows Workflow Foundation. The session on Windows Communication Foundation will help jumpstart your Services Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Who Should Attend

Developers, Architects and technical managers who wish to understand how to integrate the latest Microsoft technologies.

The Agenda

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-10:30 Overview of Visual Studio Team System 2005 Software Development Lifecycle Support

10:30-12:00 Overview of Microsoft's AJAX technologies for ASP.NET Developers

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:30 Overview of building Service Oriented Applications with .NET 3.0 & Windows Communication Foundation

14:30-16:00 Overview of building Workflow into .NET Applications with .NET 3.0 & Windows Workflow Foundation

-Marc