Course 2557: Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services

Introduction You are ready to develop COM+ applications using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services. You are familiar with .NET programming with either Visual Basic .NET or C#. You need to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to build such applications with Enterprise Services. This course is intended for: 1) Departmental developers who currently build client/server applications and large-scale solutions for departments inside a business. 2) Consultants who work with developers to build client/server applications and large-scale solutions for businesses. 3) Web developers who build Web-based applications requiring significant infrastructure support such as transactions, security, and pooling of resources. 4) Line-of-business (LOB) application developers. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will build COM+ applications using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services.

Modules & Lessons Course Introduction Course Introduction Introduction to COM+ Services Lesson Introduction Recall the History of Server-based Applications Identify the Components of the COM+ Runtime Architecture Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Configuring Just-in-Time Activation and Synchronization Lesson Introduction Configure a COM+ Application Enabling Just-in-Time Activation Configuring Synchronization Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Using ADO.NET to Work with Data Lesson Introduction Examining the ADO.NET Architecture Accessing a SQL Server Database Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Implementing Transaction Services Lesson Introduction Describe Transaction Processing Implement .NET Enterprise Services Transactions Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Securing Enterprise Applications Lesson Introduction Describe Application Security Implement COM+ Role-based Security Configure Authentication and Impersonation Levels Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Managing State Lesson Introduction Describe State Management Use the Shared Property Manager Implement ASP.NET State Storage Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Implementing Compensating Resource Managers (CRMs) Lesson Introduction Describe Compensating Resource Managers Implementing Compensating Resource Managers Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Using Loosely Coupled Events Lesson Introduction Describe Loosely Coupled Events Describe COM+ Events Use Loosely Coupled Events Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Implementing Queued Components Lesson Introduction Describe Queuing Install and Configure Queued Components Describe Queued Components and Transactions Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Debugging COM+ Applications Lesson Introduction Describe Debugging Tools Describe Common Debugging Scenarios Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Deploying and Administering COM+ Applications Lesson Introduction Deploy a COM+ Application Built Using .NET Enterprise Services Use COMAdmin Objects in WSH Scripts Lesson Lab Lesson Follow Up Using COM+ 1.5 Enhancements Lesson Introduction Apply Scalability and Availability Enhancements Apply Manageability Enhancements Other COM+ Features Lesson Follow Up Course Follow Up Course Follow Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

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