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Use InfoPath With VS.NET 2003

InfoPath SP1 and the new .NET 2003 Toolkit let you implement business logic behind InfoPath forms with managed VB.NET or C# code instead of JScript or VBScript event handlers.

Review: StateCoder

Build state machines for .NET the easy (and bulletproof) way.

TheServerSide.com joins DevelopMentor online effort

The Middleware Company (TMC) and DevelopMentor, former rivals in the technology training game, are engaging in a kind of core-competency swap in an agreement they are calling a "community and training alliance."

Review: CAS/Tester

CAS/Tester is an innovative product for the .NET developer that shows how your code will react under a variety of security limitations.

Too much, too soon?

The very early unveiling of Longhorn and its related tools is forcing organizations to evaluate key technologies that are still three or more years away. Is it worth the time and effort?

Create a .NET-J2EE Shared Database

Create a shared database to provide interoperability between .NET and J2EE platforms, then extend it with a notification level between platforms.

.NET controls set to go

NetAdvantage 2004 Volume 1 is a best-of-breed suite of proven presentation layer .NET, ASP.NET and COM controls from a solid company where developer input strongly influences new product development.

Review: Graphics Server .NET

Graphics Server .NET provides a 100% managed code graphing package that works on both Windows forms and WebForms.

At SD West: Microsoft’s Sutter heralds C++ standard

Microsoft Corp. is moving to assure developers that its next-generation Longhorn operating system software doesn’t signal the end of the C++ programmer.

Review: RapTier

RapTier provides fast template-based code generation for .NET applications, enabling you to go from a database to Windows or Web forms very quickly.

Review: ILOG Gantt for .NET

A very well-done specialized charting control for .NET, ILOG Gantt for .NET features some of the best design and supporting documentation of any .NET control.

Review: CodeRush for Visual Studio .NET

CodeRush offers an innovative way to minimize your typing in Visual Studio .NET, as well as functional eye candy to improve the IDE. Definitely worth a look to keyboard-oriented developers.

To catch a thief with BizTalk Server 2004

Watching the detectives may be fun on TV, but human detection is "not very productive" when it comes to stopping retail theft, according to Steve Winningham, senior vice president of IT at Virgin Entertainment. He explained how his company uses technology to help catch employees stealing from the 23 Virgin Megastores in the U.S.

Review: CodeSmith 2.5

This template-based code generator for text files remains one of the superior .NET offerings in the field. Version 2.5 adds a new IDE for template design.

Notes from the PocketPC Front

In which the intrepid reporter undertakes a few weeks of development using the .NET Compact Framework, and lives to tell of it.

Review: Universal .NET

This new package includes a raft of low-level components from Desaware - now with full source code.

Review: AppForge Crossfire

Crossfire provides an excellent cross-platform toolkit for .NET developers who need to break out of the PocketPC box for their mobile development.

Review: InstantForum.NET 3.3

A solid and flexible online forum package for servers that run ASP.NET.

Zooming in on XAML

The Extensible Application Mark-up Language (XAML) is a scripting language based on XML that allows Longhorn developers to build and manage UI apps.

Review: HarnessIt

This commercial unit-testing tool for .NET applications is far ahead of the free alternatives in several critical areas.