March 2008
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
7h 7m
English
book
Programming Microsoft® Office Business Applications
by Steve Fox, Rob Barker, Joanna Bischel, Erika Ehrli Cabral, Paul Stubbs
Overview
Get practical guidance for creating custom applications by using the capabilities of the Microsoft Office platform. This hands-on reference illustrates how to use Microsoft Visual Studio�î Tools for Office and the Microsoft Office system to create Office Business Applications an emerging breed of application that bridges the gap between line of business (LOB) systems and end-user productivity tools. OBAs allow users to increase productivity by providing a seamless and integrated end-to-end user experience from their desktop to data in enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and other business systems. Experts on the Microsoft Office, Visual Studio Tools for Office, and OBA teams at Microsoft adeptly illustrate how to develop smart clients and Web services in the Microsoft Office environment. You ll also get guidance on custom development for the Microsoft Office FluentTM user interface and Windows�î SharePoint�î Services, application deployment, and managing workflow. Complete with code samples on the Web, this book delivers the pragmatic information enterprise developers need to know to create and deploy custom business applications to the organization.
Key Book Benefits
Delivers practical, hands-on information on creating custom
Office Business Applications
Written by experts on the Microsoft Office, Visual Studio Tools
for Office, and OBA teams
Provides a reference to working in Microsoft Office with smart
clients, Web services, and more
Features guidance about custom development for the Microsoft Office
Fluent interface and SharePoint Services, managing workflow, and
OBA deployment
Includes code samples on the Web
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