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• Supporting various device UI's through Docking and Anchoring.
• Utilizing Error Logging to capture application exceptions for later analysis.
• Bringing desktop-style XML Application Settings to the Compact Framework.
• Enforcing the use of Application Layers to promote loose-coupling and flexibility.
• UI Layer - UI components, navigation, input validation and communications only with the Business Layer.
• Business Layer - Services and Business Entities.
• Data Layer - Classes that communicate with SSCE, the file system, and the network.
• Data Access In-Depth
• High-speed data retrieval from SSCE.
• Hydrating Business Objects and populating strongly-typed Collections.
• Data Binding Collections to UI components.
• Merge Replication 
• Describes how to build a scalable, multi-server solution that utilizes Active Directory.
• Enforces security best practices through the use of reduced-privilege Domain user accounts.
• How to reduce bandwidth needs by reducing the number of objects in a published Article.
• Marking lookup tables as Download-only to eliminate tracking metadata.
• Selecting Column-level tracking to reduce merge conflicts.
• How to create Static Filters to reduce the amount of data going out to all Subscribers.
• How to create Parameterized Filters to reduce the amount of data going out to specific Subscribers.
• Create a secure mobile Subscription inside the SQL Server Management Studio.
• Includes a SQL Server 2005 database to get started with in a lab.
• Learn about Custom Control development by creating a Signature Capture Control.
• Using a Singleton to cache frequently used objects.
• Making your mobile application Network-Aware via the SystemState object in order for it to make intelligent decisions regarding communications with network resources.
• Utilizing Splash Screens to occupy and inform the user while your application is loading.
• Adding Help to each of your application's screens via a hyperlink in order to educate your users and reduce support calls.
• Inform your users of important application events through the use of Notification Balloons (Toast).
• Communicate with the MapPoint Web Service in order to retrieve maps and directions to a mobile device.
• Learn how to build a CAB project in order to deploy your application to the field.

The kit contains a fully-functioning Mobile Supply Chain application with over 5,000 lines of commented code to help boost your understanding of Windows Mobile development.  It also includes a Visio diagram that illustrates the architecture of the Supply Chain application.