Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: .NET FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1 .NET Vision and Design Goals -- The .NET Vision -- .NET Framework Design Goals -- Summary -- Chapter 2 The .NET Family -- .NET Enterprise Servers -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Introduction to the .NET Framework -- .NET Framework -- Language Enhancements -- Visual Studio .NET -- Summary -- PART II: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 1 -- PROJECT 1 DATABASE INTEGRATION WITH .NET -- Chapter 4 Project Case Study -- TecPublishers-A Publishing Consortium -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Introduction to ADO.NET -- ADO.NET Architecture -- ADO.NET and XML -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Creating a Windows Application in Visual Basic Using ADO.NET to Implement Database Connectivity -- Project Case Study -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Creating a Windows Application in C# Using ADO.NET -- C# Basics -- Creating a Windows Application -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Transactions in .NET-Overview and Implementation -- What Is a Transaction? -- Summary -- PART III: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 2 -- PROJECT 2 XML DESIGNER: CREATING XML SCHEMAS -- Chapter 9 Overview of XML -- Overview of XML and Related Specifications -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Creating a Data Viewer Application Using XML Schema, Typed DataSet, and XSLT -- Project Case Study -- Execution Phase of the Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- PART IV: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 3 -- PROJECT 3 WEB FORMS USING ASP.NET -- Chapter 11 Introduction to ASP.NET -- The Evolution of ASP.NET -- ASP.NET: A Part of .NET Framework SDK -- Hands-on Instruction for Creating Web Forms -- HTML Server Controls vs.Web Controls -- Validation Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Creating an Entity Modification Web Application Using ASP.NET (in Visual Basic .NET) -- Project Case Study -- Execution Phases of the Project Lifecycle -- Summary.

Chapter 13 Creating an Entity Modification Web Application Using ASP.NET (in C#) -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- PART V: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 4 -- PROJECT 4 WEB SERVICES. -- Chapter 14 Introduction to Web Services -- What Is a Web Service? -- Introducing SOAP with Respect to Web Services -- Understanding UDDI with Respect to Web Services -- Summary -- Chapter 15 Creating a Web Service Using C# and Using It in a Visual Basic .NET Application -- Project Case Study -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- Chapter 16 Creating a Web Service in Visual Basic .NET and Using It in a C# Application -- Project Case Study -- Execution Phases of the Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- PART VI: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 5 -- PROJECT 5 SECURITY MODEL IN THE .NET FRAMEWORK -- Chapter 17 Overview of .NET Framework Security -- The .NET Framework Security Solution -- Common Authentication Mechanisms -- Summary -- Chapter 18 Implementing Security -- Project Case Study -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- PART VII: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 6 -- PROJECT 6 COM INTEROP -- Chapter 19 Introduction to COM Interop -- Introduction to COM -- COM Interoperability -- Implementing COM Interoperability -- Summary -- Chapter 20 Creating a .NET Component in C# and Using It in a Visual Basic 6.0 Application -- Project Case Study -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- Chapter 21 Creating a COM Component in Visual Basic 6.0 and Using It in a C# Application -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- PART VIII: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 7 -- PROJECT 7 PERFORMANCE COUNTERS -- Chapter 22 Introduction to Performance Counters in .NET -- Performance Counter Categories -- Summary -- Chapter 23 Implementing Performance Counters -- Project Case Study -- Project Lifecycle -- Summary -- PART IX: BEYOND THE LAB -- Chapter 24 Mobile Applications in .NET -- The Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit -- Summary -- PART X: APPENDIXES.

Appendix A: Upgrading/Migrating from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic .NET -- Migration -- Appendix B: Migrating from VC++ 6.0 (unmanaged code) to VC++.NET (managed extensions) -- Considerations for Using Managed Code -- Creating a Managed Application -- Adding Managed Code to an Application -- Appendix C: ATL for VC Programmers -- What Is ATL Server? -- Appendix D: .NET Configuration Files -- Machine Configuration Files -- Application Configuration Files -- Security Configuration Files -- .NET Framework Configuration Tool -- Code Access Security Policy Tool -- Appendix E: Assemblies -- Assemblies -- Appendix F: Windows Forms Designer Generated Code -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.