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Windows DNA

One of the hot abbreviations from Microsoft is the DNA (Distributed Internet Applications) framework, which is an Internet-oriented architecture that enables the software vendors to develop scalable distributed applications in very short terms. DNA is not a specification or a technology implemented in a set of software tools, drivers, services, or anything else. It is just a compilation of rules and recommendations that might or might not be used by the developers. Figure 13.1 shows a sample of an application developed with these rules in mind. You see a client computer with an Internet browser running on it that is connected through the Internet (HTTP or HTTPS connection) to the server that provides the client with the UI (User Interface) ...