Routing Secured SOAP Messages Through Multiple SOAP Intermediaries Using WSE 2.0   17 Mar 2005 08:00 GMT
Route secure SOAP messages through multiple HTTP SOAP intermediaries using "Next-Hop" mechanisms, and use the ExtendedSecurity function to form a secured chain of SOAP nodes through which messages must pass.
Source: MSDN

MSMQ for .NET Developers (Part 1)   17 Mar 2005 01:08 GMT
MSMQ provides robust and easy-to-use messaging capabilities that let you send and receive messages between applications running on one machine, different machines, and even across the Internet, both synchronously and asynchronously. Unfortunately, MSMQ is notoriously underused. Find out how to get started with MSMQ and what you can do with it.
Source: DevX

CodeSnip: Impersonation in ThreadPool Worker Threads   17 Mar 2005 00:00 GMT
This article provides step-by-step directions to enable ThreadPool worker threads to act under the same identity that the main thread does when ASP.NET identity impersonation is being used.
Source: AspAlliance

An Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services   16 Mar 2005 00:00 GMT

As programmers, when building data-driven Web sites we typically focus our energies on defining what information needs to be accepted by the end user, and ensuring that this data is properly entered into some backend data store properly via a Web interface. After all, if a Web application cannot correctly accept the data it is designed to collect, the usefulness of the site is greatly reduced. However, the usability of a data-driven site is not limited strictly to collecting the necessary information. Equally as important is analyzing and displaying the information in an easy-to-read manner, a task that is commonly referred to as reporting.

There are a number of third-party reporting products available, the most (in)famous one being Crystal Reports. Recently, however, Microsoft released their own reporting solution software, Reporting Services. Reporting Services is an add-on for SQL Server 2000, and has been made available by Microsoft since early 2004. Furthermore, Reporting Services is licensed as part of SQL Server 2000, which means if your company already has a licensed copy of SQL Server, you're in luck - Reporting Services can be installed and run on the same server for no additional license fee. More information on obtaining Reporting Services is available from Microsoft's site:

• How to Obtain Reporting Services
• Reporting Services Downloads

Also be sure to check out John Hancock's MSDN article, Deliver User-Friendly Reports from Your Application with SQL Server Reporting Services.

This article provides a simple walk-through on creating and displaying a report in an ASP.NET Web page using Reporting Services. It assumes that you have already downloaded and installed Reporting Services and that you are using Visual Studio .NET 2003 as your IDE. Read on to learn more!
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Source: 4GuysFromRolla

Review: Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Unleashed   16 Mar 2005 00:00 GMT
Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Unleashed is a one stop shop for learning C#. This article provides a brief review about the book from the house of Sams Publishing.
Source: AspAlliance

Security: Unify Windows Forms and ASP.NET Providers for Credentials Management   15 Mar 2005 08:00 GMT
Learn how to use helper classes in .NET Framework 2.0 to let Windows Forms apps use the ASP.NET credentials management infrastructure to authenticate users.
Source: MSDN

.NET Rocks! - Paul Sheriff on Architecture   15 Mar 2005 08:00 GMT
World-renowned author and trainer Paul Sheriff talks with Carl and Richard about all things architecture: what, why, when, where, and how. Even if you have no plans to move beyond the cowboy way of software development, this discussion makes you think.
Source: MSDN

Wrappers: Use Our ManWrap Library to Get the Best of .NET in Native C++ Code   15 Mar 2005 08:00 GMT
Use Our ManWrap Library to Get the Best of .NET in Native C++ Code
Source: MSDN

Custom Windows Forms Controls: ColorPicker.NET   15 Mar 2005 08:00 GMT
Learn how Chris Sano created a color picker application in a Windows Forms control, with an emphasis on the color slider and the drag-and-drop functionality that were used in the application.
Source: MSDN

Escape DLL Hell: Simplify App Deployment with ClickOnce and Registration-Free COM   15 Mar 2005 08:00 GMT
Learn how to deploy your existing COM components using a model similar to the one used in the .NET Framework.
Source: MSDN