Microsoft .NET Technologies

Learn to use Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, the .NET SDK and the .NET Framework to architect and develop web- and Windows-based applications. This hands-on course provides an overview of the .NET Framework and introduces the Visual Studio.NET toolset, including the C# and VB.NET programming languages, the Common Language Runtime, and the .NET Framework Class Library. You'll learn how to build WinForm, WebForm and Web Services applications, and how to use XML and SOAP for remote object access. You'll also gain an understanding of how to architect solutions utilizing ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and COM/COM+ compatibility.

Learn C# (pronounced C-sharp), Microsoft's object-oriented programming language that combines the power of C++ with many of the features of Java. You'll learn how eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) simplifies programming in C# and how these features can decrease the time it takes to get new products and services to market. Topics include the Common Language Runtime, the Common Type System, the .NET Framework Class Library, the .NET software development kit (SDK), and data access using Active Data Objects (ADO.NET). Upon completion of the course, you'll be ready to write short C# programs that exercise the major features of the language as well as continue your study of the .NET environment.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to develop C# applications for the Microsoft .NET platform. This Microsoft certified course is designed for experienced developers who already have programming experience in Visual Basic, C, C++, or Java and typically develop business solutions. The course focuses on the C# program structure, language syntax, and implementation details. C# was created to be the programming language best suited for writing .NET enterprise applications. C# combines the high productivity of Microsoft Visual Basic® with the raw power of C++. It is a simple, object-oriented, and type-safe programming language that is based on the C and C++ family of languages.

Expand your C# programming skills and learn how to use the features and capabilities of the Microsoft .NET Framework. This Microsoft certified course is designed for experienced developers who already have programming experience in Visual Basic, C, C++, or Java, and have begun learning C# (see prerequisites). The course provides a thorough understanding of the .NET Framework including key concepts and terminology. You'll explore .NET Framework features used to code, debug, tune, and deploy applications.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft Windows Forms applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, program structure, and implementation details

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to develop data-access applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. This course show you how to access and work with data in a relational database by using Microsoft ADO.NET. You'll also learn how to create, read, and write XML data.

This four-day instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to use advanced data access features and techniques in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. The workshop describes how to access data and how to implement database functionality by using Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The workshop also describes how to locate, edit, and transform XML by using XPath and Extensible Style sheet Language for Transformations (XSLT).

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. This course focuses on basic user interface development, Web site structure and functionality, and implementation details.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. You'll learn how to develop advanced user interfaces, implement advanced Web site functionality, and use other features of Visual Studio 2008.

Build upon your knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 forms development and gain the skills needed to develop advanced Microsoft Windows Forms applications. This workshop focuses on advanced techniques for building sophisticated user interfaces, elaborate program structures, and related implementation details.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to develop distributed applications using the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. This workshop focuses on building distributed applications by using Web services, remoting, Microsoft Message Queuing, and serviced components

Whether you're a novice computer programmer or a seasoned application developer, you don't want to re-invent the wheel whenever you have a new project! By using programming design patterns, you won't have to! Learn how to apply design patterns to your .NET development projects and gain the wisdom of an entire community of software developers. You'll learn the most frequently used programming patterns for object-oriented development with a special focus on the C# language. This Microsoft-certified course will help you build robust and high-quality software with greater efficiency, security, and confidence. The course includes a large variety of in-class demonstrations accompanied by detailed, hands-on lab exercises to help you master patterns quickly.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to improve your organization's productivity by integrating systems, employees, and trading partners using BizTalk 2006 and other Microsoft technologies. This Microsoft-certified course introduces BizTalk server 2006 and show you how to create flexible solutions for integrated business processes. You'll learn how the concept of a BizTalk application, which provides a logical container for your solution's artifacts, can facilitate the design and deployment of enterprise wide solutions saving your organization both time and money. You'll also learn how the enhanced Business Activity Monitor (BAM) allows you to monitor ongoing business processes providing increased confidence that your business runs smoothly for longer periods.

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) solution. Topics include: create sequential workflows, state machine workflows, implement conditional branching in a workflow, forward chain rules, handle events from the host process, consume and publish workflow services, hydrate and dehydrate workflows, create and manage transactions in a workflow.

Silverlight is a multi-platform web browser plug-in that enables development of rich client side rendering and functionality with a programming environment that should be familiar to anyone that uses the standard Microsoft .Net 2.0. Silverlight provides a stand-alone, optimized and scaled down version of the .Net 2.0/3.0/3.5 CLR and class libraries built specifically for running in the partial trust sand box of a web browser. Features include standard UI controls, layout, animation, 2D drawing primitives, video and audio support along with an optimized version of network SOAP and RESTful web service support. This class expects the students to be familiar with .Net 2.0 and the C# programming language (examples will be available in Visual Basic .Net, but C# will be used for in class demos).

This six-meeting instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) solution. This course is intended for application developers who know how to build Windows Forms applications and custom user controls in .NET, and how to use the common features of the base class library. Please note that students can be successful in this course WITHOUT prior knowledge of advanced UI threading, asynchronous programming, building custom controls from scratch, GDI, building Visual Studio add-ins, or custom designers.

This six-meeting instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution. This course is intended for application developers who know how to build and consume Web services in .NET and how to use the common features of the base class library. Students can be successful in this course WITHOUT prior knowledge of advanced WS-*, WSE, service lifecycle management, and diagnostics.

This ten-meeting instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) solution. This Course provides information on the basic WCF inter-process communication including covering the following topics: SOAP 1.1/2.0, MSMQ, HTTP/HTTPS, Tcp, Pipe, REST, Transactions, and Peer-to-peer. Details of .NET 3.0, 3.5 SP1, and .Net 4.0 will be included. This course is intended for application developers who know how to build applications in .NET using Visual Studio in either C# or VB.NET and how to use the common features of the base class library. Students can be successful in this course WITHOUT prior knowledge of advanced WS-*, WSE, service lifecycle management, and diagnostics.

This ten-meeting instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to build and configure a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) solution. Class provides information on the new WPF standard controls, XAML, control styles and templates, Windows Forms interop, FlowDocuments, 2D rendering, and sound/video media. An overview of 3D support is also provided. This course is intended for application developers who know how to build simple Windows Forms applications in .Net, and how to use the common features of the .Net base class library. Please note that students can be successful in this course without prior knowledge of advanced UI threading, asynchronous programming, building custom controls from scratch, GDI, building Visual Studio add-ins, or custom designers.

This ten-meeting instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create 3D effects using Windows Presentation Foundation. Class provides information on the new WPF 3D API in code (C# and VB.NET) and XAML. This course is intended for application developers who know how to build simple WPF applications in .NET, and how to use the common features of the .NET base class library. Please note that the nature of this topic requires linear algebra (vectors, matrix transforms, and quaternion) but students can be successful in this course without prior extensive mathematics background.

This course provides students with the concepts of relational databases and the powerful Transact-SQL queries for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. In this class students will learn the essential SQL skills that allow developers to write queries against single and multiple tables, manipulate data in tables, create database objects, and query metadata. In addition, the advanced features of Transact-SQL in order to query and manipulate data within the database are taught. Advanced querying and reporting techniques are explained. Topics in this course include: group and summarize data, join data from multiple tables, write queries that retrieve and modify data by using subqueries, learn data manipulation language, query text fields with full-text search, use various techniques when working with complex queries.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to maintain a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. This course addresses your job as a database administrator after you have set up a database. You'll learn how to manage database files and security, back up and restore databases, monitor SQL Server performance, and troubleshoot database problems. You'll also learn how to transfer data among various data sources and ensure that your database remains available to users. Topics in this course include: manage database files, backup and restore databases, manage security, transfer data into and out of SQL Server, automate administrative tasks, automate administrative tasks, replicate data between SQL Server instances, maintain high availability, monitor SQL Server.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to implement a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. You'll learn how to set up a new database and prepare it to be used by individual users or external applications that need to access or manipulate data. Topics include creating database files, creating tables and assigning data types, using XML in a database, setting up and optimizing an index, enforcing data security, implementing stored procedures and functions, ensuring data integrity (constraints, triggers, and XML schemas), manage transactions and locks, and using managed code within the database.

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages. This course covers the following topics: create an Integration Services package, implement control flow implement data flow and logging in an Integration Services, debug and implement error handling, deploy, manage and secure an Integration Services package.

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required how to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Reporting Services development tools to create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management and administrative tools to manage a Reporting Services solution. This course covers the following topics: create a Reporting Services report, enhance a Reporting Services report, configure report publishing and execution settings, implement subscriptions for reports, administer Reporting Services, implement custom Reporting Services applications.

This course provides a practical introduction to developing rich internet applications using ASP.NET AJAX and C#. Because of the rich support provided by Microsoft's AJAX tools, an ASP.NET programmer can get up and running in this new environment quickly. The course begins with a discussion of rich internet applications, which include substantial client-side code, typically JavaScript. Microsoft's AJAX tools are surveyed, and a simple AJAX application is illustrated. Students then learn about the AJAX Client Library, partial page rendering, remote-method calls, the AJAX Control Toolkit, and built-in application services. This course is current to ASP.NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.