Introduction to Microsoft .NET

• The Microsoft .NET Gestalt
• The Microsoft Application Platform
• The Need for .NET
• The .NET Framework
• The Windows Server system
• Building Block Services
• Clients for the .NET Framework
• Introduction to XML Web Services & .NET Remoting
• Benefits of XML Web Services
• Web Services Execution Model
• Overview of .NET Remoting
• Choosing XML Web Services or .NET Remoting
• Inside the .NET Framework
• The Common Language Runtime
• ADO .NET
• ASP .NET
• The .NET Framework Class Library
• Introduction to .NET Languages
• Benefits of Language Neutrality
• Selecting a Language
• The CLR Execution Model

Applicaton Interoperability

• Introduction to Application Interoperability
• How .NET Supports Application Interoperability
• How Does .NET Compare to COM
• Calling COM Objects from Microsoft .NET
• Calling .NET Components from COM
• Introduction to Platform Interoperability
• Integrating .NET in the Presentation Tier
• Integrating .NET in the Business Tier
• Implementing Asynchronous Interoperability
• Data-Tier Interoperability
• Web Services for Interoperability
• .NET Remoting and Run-Time Bridging

Migrating Applications to Microsoft .NET

• Migrating Considerations
• Common Migration Pitfalls
• Migrating Visual Basic Applications to .NET
• Benefits of Migrating Visual Basic Applications to .NET
• Guidelines for Migrating Visual Basic Applications to .NET
• Migrating ASP Applications to ASP .NET
• Issues with Migrating ASP Applications to .NET
• Migrating Visual J++ and Java Applications to .NET
• How to use the Java Language Conversion Assistant